TPOD-L

TPOD-L is a ground test platform manufactured by Launch42, sized for 12U and 16U CubeSats.^[1] It is a test pod used during pre-flight integration and functional verification of large-format CubeSat hardware. TPOD-L is not an orbital deployer and carries no flight heritage; it serves as a lab tool to simulate the mechanical and electrical interface a CubeSat will encounter in an actual dispenser.^[2] The Launch42 company flyer lists a price of EUR 15,800 including EU delivery for TPOD-L.^[2] Physical dimensions, mass, and deployment mechanism details were not published on the Launch42 product page at the time of research.