Advanced unified micro series platforms

The paper presents the results of designing the advanced micro series space platforms and the small satellites created on their basis. The objective of this scientific work is creation of the series unified space platforms, which will fully comply with the world trends of space technology progress and the current technical requirements. The unified platforms are intended to subsequent payload mounting and adaptation on them and providing all conditions for the payload required for operation and performance of the small satellite objectives. The small satellites designing based on advanced unified platforms featuring the certain versatility, which includes the permanent-type basic design and the proven equipment of on-board subsystems, results in reducing development time and cost of manufacturing and launch of the small satellite. Series of basic unified space platforms is developed in JSC “Information satellite systems” named after academician M. F. Reshetnev” in common with R&P Small Satellites Center LLC and includes three unified platforms - NT-50, NT-100 and NT-400. Each platform from NT series features the high technical performances and the new engineering solutions. Series of advanced unpressurized space platforms is intended to creation of the new small satellites for different purposes on their basis, such as communication small satellites, the Earth remote sensing small satellites, research and development and technological small satellites. Space platform on-board subsystems are based on devices and equipment manufactured in the Russian Federation. The small satellites based on platforms from NT series could be launched into low circular operational orbit by single launch (including concurrent launch), as well as by tandem launch as part of several small satellites unit.