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Off-the-shelf microsatellite separation system using the CarboNIX lock and pusher-arm architecture with a clamp-ring interface for larger satellite masses.

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]

Sources

[1]NEO User Manual Revision 1.1operator datasheet2025-06-012026-05-28
[2]Exolaunch CarboNIX NEO product pageoperator marketing-2026-05-28
[3]Exolaunch Bandwagon-4 CarboNIX NEO debut articleoperator press2025-11-032026-05-28
[4]Exolaunch CAS500-2 mission articleoperator press2026-05-032026-05-28

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@misc{eoatlas:launch_services:carbonix-neo,
  title = {CarboNIX NEO},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/launch_services/carbonix-neo}
}