CarboNIX NEO

CarboNIX NEO is an Exolaunch shock-free microsatellite separation system for orbital deployment hardware, using the CarboNIX lock and linked pusher-arm architecture with a reinforced clamp-ring interface.^[1][2] The family includes 8 inch, 15 inch, 24 inch, 31.6 inch, 38.81 inch, and custom NEO diameters, with three, four, six, eight, or ten pusher springs depending on size.^[1] Operating temperature is specified from -34 C to 79 C, and survival temperature is specified from -55 C to 130 C.^[1] Separation velocity is tailored through discrete spring energy choices and mission-specific measurement, with average tip-off of 0.6 deg/s across axes and no axis above 2.2 deg/s for CarboNIX or NEO.^[1] Payload capability is up to one ton at family level and up to 1400 kg for the 24 inch NEO configuration used on CAS500-2.^[1][3][4] NEO debuted on the Bandwagon-4 mission in November 2025, and the 24 inch NEO configuration was used for the CAS500-2 deployment campaign in May 2026.^[3][4] The lock mechanism is qualified to 2000 g at 1 kHz and 5000 g at 10 kHz, and the product is not subject to ITAR-type strict export regulations.^[1]