CubeSense Earth GEN 2

Earth/Horizon Sensor by CubeSpace (1 more product)

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CubeSense Earth GEN 2 Image

An infrared horizon sensor that provides high accuracy pitch and roll determination throughout the entire orbit, which allows for accurate satellite control in eclipse without the need of a star tracker. It is the perfect sensor for satellites requiring nadir pointing or station tracking throughout the orbit.

The main features of CubeSense Earth include:

  • M2 threaded mounting holes
  • Infrared sensor
  • Aluminium case with EMI filters
  • Shared electronic design across the Gen2 family
  • Compact form factor

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Product Specifications

Product Details

  • Part Number
    CubeSense Earth GEN 2
  • Manufacturer
    CubeSpace
  • Description
    An infrared Earth Horizon Sensor for high-accuracy pitch and roll determination throughout the entire orbit

General Parameters

  • Satellite Type
    CubeSat
  • Mass
    18 g
  • Accuracy
    1 Degree
  • Field of View
    80 to 90 Degree
  • Data Acquisition Rate
    Up to 2 Hz
  • Vibration
    14.16 g RMS
  • Radiation Tolerance
    24 kRad
  • Supply Voltage
    3.3 V
  • Power Consumption
    280 mW (Peak power)
  • Interface
    CAN, UART, RS-485, I2C
  • Operating Temperature
    -35 to 80 Degree C(Thermal)
  • Dimension
    35 x 24 x 20 mm(W x H x L)
  • Application
    Communications/ Mid-performance EO
  • Note
    Average power : 200 W

Technical Documents

Space Missions - A list of all Space Missions

esa

Name Date
Altius 01 May, 2025
Hera 01 Oct, 2024
Arctic Weather Satellite 01 Jun, 2024
EarthCARE 29 May, 2024
Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS) 01 Mar, 2024
MTG Series 13 Dec, 2022
Eutelsat Quantum 30 Jul, 2021
Sentinel 6 21 Nov, 2020
OPS-SAT 18 Dec, 2019
Cheops 18 Dec, 2019

isro

Name Date
INSAT-3DS 17 Feb, 2024
XPoSat 01 Jan, 2024
Aditya-L1 02 Sep, 2023
DS-SAR 30 Jul, 2023
Chandrayaan-3 14 Jul, 2023
NVS-01 29 May, 2023
TeLEOS-2 22 Apr, 2023
OneWeb India-2 26 Mar, 2023
EOS-07 10 Feb, 2023
EOS-06 26 Nov, 2022

jaxa

Name Date
VEP-4 17 Feb, 2024
TIRSAT 17 Feb, 2024
CE-SAT 1E 17 Feb, 2024
XRISM 07 Sep, 2023
SLIM 07 Sep, 2023
ALOS-3 07 Mar, 2023
ISTD-3 07 Oct, 2022
JDRS 1 29 Nov, 2020
HTV9 21 May, 2020
IGS-Optical 7 09 Feb, 2020

nasa

Name Date
NEO Surveyor 01 Jun, 2028
Libera 01 Dec, 2027
Artemis III 30 Sep, 2026
Artemis II 30 Sep, 2025
Europa Clipper 10 Oct, 2024
SpaceX CRS-29 09 Nov, 2023
Psyche 13 Oct, 2023
DSOC 13 Oct, 2023
Psyche Asteroid 05 Oct, 2023
Expedition 70 27 Sep, 2023