Table 1. SNIPE bus system specification

Subsystem Specification
Attitude determination and control subsystem (ADCS) Three-axis attitude control by reaction wheels→ Field aligned attitude control during microburst observationAccurate GPS system for position and velocity determinationAttitude information from Sun sensor, star tracker, magnetometer, and GyroAttitude accuracy: < ±1 deg
Command and data handling subsystem (CDHS) Communication between OBC and payloads with CAN BUS protocolOnboard flash memory: 4 Gbyte
Electric power subsystem (EPS) Deployable solar panel (44 W)High capacity Li-polymer batteries (40 Wh)
Communication subsystem (COMS) UHF up/downlink: 437.5 MHz (9.6 kbps)S-band up/downlink: 2,240.84 MHz (1 Mbps)IRIDIUM communication (128 kbps)
Satellite propulsion subsystem (SPS) High performance micro-thruster (Cold Gas Thruster)Del-V: ~50 m/s, Thrust: 20 mN
Structure and thermal subsystem (STS) Dimension: 10 cm × 20 cm × 30 cmMass: 10 kg
Flight software (FSW) CfsLinux OS