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CarboNIX
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Scalable shock-free microsatellite separation system for satellites in the 10 kg to 500 kg class, offered in 8 inch, 15 inch, 18.25 inch, 24 inch, and custom diameter sizes.
CarboNIX is an Exolaunch microsatellite separation system for orbital deployment of small satellites and microsatellites up to 500 kg.[1][2] The family uses a non-pyrotechnic, shock-free ring separation architecture with linked synchronous spring pusher arms, and the separation velocity is tailored by spring energy and satellite mass.[1] Exolaunch offers 8 inch, 11.732 inch, 15 inch, 18.25 inch, 24 inch, and custom diameter configurations, with spring count and ring geometry varying by size.[1] Brown, black, and green spring options provide separation energy values of 0.7, 1.3, and 2.25 J or 1.1, 2.2, and 3.7 J depending on configuration.[1] Deployment dynamics include average tip-off of 0.6 deg/s across axes and no axis above 2 deg/s in customer data.[1] CarboNIX had its first on-orbit demonstration in 2019 and had deployed more than 70 customer satellites by June 2024.[1] Exolaunch used 8 inch and 24 inch CarboNIX systems on the IM-2 mission deployment hardware set in February 2025.[3] The product is designed and manufactured in Europe and is ITAR-free launch hardware.[1]
- [1]CarboNIX User Manual Revision 2.2operator datasheet2024-06-132026-05-28
- [2]Exolaunch CarboNIX product pageoperator marketing-2026-05-28
- [3]Exolaunch IM-2 Lunar Mission pageoperator press2025-02-262026-05-28
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CarboNIX. EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V. https://eo-atlas.org/launch_services/carbonix (CC BY 4.0)
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@misc{eoatlas:launch_services:carbonix,
title = {CarboNIX},
author = {{EO-Atlas}},
publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
url = {https://eo-atlas.org/launch_services/carbonix}
}