Complete satellites, built around precise pointing.
We started with the parts that decide image quality: the star camera, the processing and the optics. Now we build the whole spacecraft around them, in 3U and 1U sizes.
Two sizes, one design idea.
3U imaging satellite
A payload bay below and the bus above, with the star camera inside the body, dedicated processors for each camera, three-axis pointing, deployable solar wings and a separate high-rate radio for imagery.
The 3U bus
1U technology demonstrator
A star camera on the top deck and an Earth-observation camera on the bottom, magnetorquer control, a UHF radio and optional deployable solar wings. Built to fly the star camera in orbit and take occasional Earth images.
The 1UComponents for your bus, or a bus for your mission.
- Components
- The star camera, edge processing and imaging optics, for integration into your own satellite. Star-camera engineering units can be reserved for 2027.
- Complete bus
- Our 3U, with the star camera and processing already inside and a payload bay below, or the 1U demonstrator.
- Flight-tested first
- Parts fly on our Stratos near-space flights before we quote a number for them.
Satellite bus FAQ
Does Constellation Aerospace build complete satellites?
Yes. Alongside the star camera, processing and optics, we are designing complete CubeSat buses: a 3U imaging satellite and a 1U bus.
Can I fly my own payload on your bus?
The 3U payload bay is being designed with other payloads in mind. Its standard mechanical and electrical interface is not defined yet, so tell us your payload's size, power and field of view.
Where are the buses designed?
In Bengaluru, India, by the team that builds our star camera.
When will specifications be published?
When they are measured. The designs are in progress, and we only publish numbers that have flown or been tested.
Plan a mission with us.
Tell us what you want to image, and whether you need parts or a whole spacecraft.