ALIGN Laser CubeSat UKSA NSIP Phase 3 - Lot 1 - CubeSat Parts
key details
| Value | £108,000 |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Category (CPV) | 34712200 |
| Region | North East |
| Deadline | 5 Dec 2023 |
| Contract start | 8 Jan 2024 |
| Contract end | 30 Dec 2024 |
| Procedure | open |
| SME suitable | Yes |
| OCID | ocds-b5fd17-62400142-0aee-47f6-a903-5432b07304b6 |
description
The University is completing the build of three 6U CubeSats as part of a technology demonstration mission funded by the UK Space Agency. This mission will see the launch of two 6U CubeSats into a sun-synchronous Low Earth Orbit (expected 450 km altitude) in 2026/7. The third 6U CubeSat is our reference model. The payload being developed for assembly integration and testing within the 6U CubeSat bus is a 2U laser communications terminal. The mission goal will be to demonstrate inter-satellite laser optical communications across a range of link lengths up to 1000 km and at least 1 Gbps data transfer rates between the 6U CubeSats. There will be a requirement for a number of ground-passes for frequent data downlink of the experimental results log files and the mission is anticipated to last for 1 year, including a deorbit final stage.
documents
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8be9b86a-6a7b-4e90-a9f6-bdcedb1da2a9 , tenderNotice
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Newcastle-upon-Tyne:-Satellites./EBJQ4FXPX4 , tenderNotice
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notice history
1 notice published against this procurement.
| Published | Type | Regime | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2023 | Tender (tender) | · | 8be9b86a-6a7b-4e90-a9f6-bdcedb1da2a9-694840 |
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