Beyond Gravity teams for pre-integrated avionics and flight software
Beyond Gravity in Zurich has teamed up with Rocket Lab in the US to provide pre-integrated avionics and flight software to the constellation market.
Beyond Gravity has developed a constellation On Board Computer (cOBC) is the central command and data handling unit designed for small to large satellites and available for very small to very large quantities.
The cOBC is a complete subsystem that provides functions such as on-board processing, precise GNSS satellite positioning, ground communication and both platform and payload interfaces. Based entirely on off-the-shelf components, the cOBC offers significantly lower costs, shorter lead times, and higher performance.
The cOBC can be used for different orbits, from low-earth orbit, medium-earth orbit, geostationary earth orbit to lunar orbit. The slice-based design includes an integrated navigation receiver and antenna, which allows customers to tailor flight computer functionality to suit their mission architecture and objectives.
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“With more than 300 units of our constellation On Board Computer sold, we have set a standard for satellite computing for constellations. The partnership with Rocket Lab enables their leading flight software to run on our computer, providing customers with an integrated, flight-ready avionics and ground operations package,” said Oliver Grassmann, Executive Vice President Satellites at Beyond Gravity.
“Rocket Lab’s collaboration with Beyond Gravity enables us to deliver a cutting-edge technology solution that streamlines payload interfacing. This partnership ensures our satellite platform products are off-the-shelf and optimized for peak performance and reliability, empowering customers to achieve their mission objectives with confidence,” said Brad Clevenger, Vice President, Rocket Lab Space Systems.
Rocket Lab’s two software suites, InterMission and MAX Constellation, are built on successful missions to the Moon and beyond to deliver advanced autonomy, security, and scalability for complex space missions and constellation operations.
InterMission is a new ground data and space operations platform that is scalable to full constellations, allowing real time monitoring of spacecraft. This integrates encryption, user authentication, and role-based access control to safeguard mission-critical data. MAX Constellation is an evolution of Rocket Lab’s MAX Flight Software, that has been used in every Earth orbit and on the surface of the Moon.
As integrating platform flight hardware and software has already been performed, future customers of the cOBC (constellation On Board Computer) using the MAX Constellation and InterMission software suites significantly reduce development and test efforts, allowing them to focus instead on payload integration, accelerating time to launch.
www.rocketlabusa.com; www.beyondgravity.com
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