# TPOD-L
*launcher . launch services*

Launch42 TPOD-L CubeSat test pod.

## Specifications
- **manufacturer**: launch42
- **deployment context**: ground
- **entity type**: launch_service
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-11
- **verified by**: operator
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **subtype**: deployer
- **provider**: launch42
- **attributes**: {"kind":"launcher","product_status":null,"manufacturer":"launch42","description":"Launch42 TPOD-L CubeSat test pod.","sensor":null,"bus":null,"ground_segment":null,"launcher":null,"analysis_service":null,"deployment_context":"ground"}

## Editorial
TPOD-L is a ground test platform manufactured by Launch42, sized for 12U and 16U CubeSats.[^launch42-tpod-l] 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.[^launch42-flyer] The Launch42 company flyer lists a price of EUR 15,800 including EU delivery for TPOD-L.[^launch42-flyer] Physical dimensions, mass, and deployment mechanism details were not published on the Launch42 product page at the time of research.

## Sources
- [launch42-tpod-l] | Launch42 TPOD-L product page | https://www.launch42.nl/hardware/testpod-l | tier=operator-datasheet | accessed=2026-06-11
- [launch42-flyer] | Launch42 company flyer (SpaceNed, Feb 2026) | https://www.spacened.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Launch42-Company-Flyer.pdf | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-11 | published=2026-02-01

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