NanoAvionics’ MP42 bus is a "50-kilogram-plus" platform that is the company’s largest microsatellite to date as it expands beyond the 10-kilogram-and-under nanosatellite class.
NanoAvionics achieved six satellite launches on SpaceX Transporter-3 and Transporter-4 that included its MP42 modular microsatellite bus.
Turion Space selected the NanoAvionics MP42 small satellite bus as the basis for its Droid-1 spacecraft.
NanoAvionics built its first microsatellite bus MP42 in 2021.
NanoAvionics plans to launch 14 satellites 2022, including its first microsat MP42.
All MP42 subsystems were tested with a 20 kRad biased radiation dose and with board-level Single Event Effects testing under a 200 MeV proton beam to ensure at least five years of lifetime in LEO.
NanoAvionics booked the launch of its MP42 satellite on the SpaceX Transporter-4 mission planned for 2022.
The MP42 microsat bus can accommodate payloads in the range of 50 kg and can withstand 25 kRad of radiation, enabling up to 10 years of lifetime in low Earth orbit depending on the orbit.