# CarboNIX NEO
*launcher . launch services*

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

## Specifications
- **manufacturer**: exolaunch
- **deployment context**: orbital
- **entity type**: launch_service
- **last verified date**: 2026-05-28
- **verified by**: operator
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **subtype**: deployer
- **provider**: exolaunch
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## Editorial
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.[^neo-manual][^neo-page] 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.[^neo-manual] Operating temperature is specified from -34 C to 79 C, and survival temperature is specified from -55 C to 130 C.[^neo-manual] 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.[^neo-manual] 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.[^neo-manual][^neo-debut-news][^cas500-news] 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.[^neo-debut-news][^cas500-news] 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.[^neo-manual]

## Sources
- [neo-manual] | NEO User Manual Revision 1.1 | https://exolaunch.com/documents/NEO_User_Manual_June_2025.pdf | tier=operator-datasheet | accessed=2026-05-28 | published=2025-06-01
- [neo-page] | Exolaunch CarboNIX NEO product page | https://exolaunch.com/carbonix_neo.html | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-05-28
- [neo-debut-news] | Exolaunch Bandwagon-4 CarboNIX NEO debut article | https://www.exolaunch.com/news_141.html | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-05-28 | published=2025-11-03
- [cas500-news] | Exolaunch CAS500-2 mission article | https://www.exolaunch.com/news_152.html | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-05-28 | published=2026-05-03

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