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ηDragonfly Bus
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50 kg nano-class satellite bus bridging the gap between CubeSats and microsatellites. Delivers microsatellite-grade AOCS and communications performance in a compact CFRP honeycomb composite structure. Accommodates payloads up to 50 kg mass with a 15-inch standard port. Solar array peak power 113-197 W, orbit average power 71-125 W, energy storage up to 300 Wh. X-Band data downlink 2.6 Gbps peak. Pointing stability under 0.005 deg/sec (3-sigma), pointing accuracy under 0.01 deg (3-sigma), slew rate up to 12 deg/sec. Interfaces: CANBus, RS422/RS485, GigE, LVDS, SpaceWire, SerDes. Design life 5 years. Qualified to ECSS and NASA vibration, thermal vacuum, and radiation standards.
ηDragonfly Bus is a 50 kg nano-class satellite bus positioned between CubeSats and microsatellites.[1][2] Dragonfly styles the product name with Greek eta (η), distinguishing it from its µDragonfly Bus.[1]
The platform uses a CFRP honeycomb composite structure and is described as providing microsatellite-grade attitude-control and communications performance in a compact bus.[1][2] The bus accommodates payloads up to 50 kg and is marketed for deploying multiple compact imaging satellites in a single launch.[1]
Published specifications include 113-197 W solar-array peak power, 71-125 W orbit-average power, and up to 300 Wh of energy storage.[2] Communications and pointing specifications include 2.6 Gbps peak X-band downlink, pointing stability below 0.005 deg/sec, pointing accuracy below 0.01 deg, and slew rate up to 12 deg/sec.[2]
SatCatalog lists CANBus, RS422/RS485, GigE, LVDS, SpaceWire, and SerDes interfaces, a five-year design life, and qualification against ECSS and NASA vibration, thermal-vacuum, and radiation standards.[2]
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- [1]ηDragonfly Bus - Dragonfly Aerospaceoperator marketing2026-06-27
- [2]ηDragonfly Bus - SatCatalogcommunity2026-05-28
- [3]A New Era of Satellite Design: Meet the ηDragonfly Bus - Dragonfly Aerospaceoperator marketing2026-05-28
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@misc{eoatlas:products:bus:etadragonfly,
title = {ηDragonfly Bus},
author = {{EO-Atlas}},
publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
url = {https://eo-atlas.org/products/bus/etadragonfly}
}