Geoscan has completed work on the «InnoSat16» satellite, a 16U CubeSat designed to test technologies for a future Earth remote sensing (ERS) constellation. The CubeSat spacecraft was successfully integrated with Aerospace Capital deployer 16U and is ready for transportation to the Vostochny Cosmodrome. This marks Russia’s first satellite and first deployer for Aerospace Capital of this format to be launched.

“InnoSat16” is equipped with a panchromatic camera for Earth surface imaging at a resolution of 2.5 meters per pixel (from a 500 km orbit). The satellite features one of the most precise attitude control and stabilization systems among CubeSats, an efficient uninterrupted power supply system, and a high-speed X-band transmitter. Geoscan's technological solutions enable rapid and efficient receival of high-quality Earth remote sensing data."

Aerospace Capital’s separation system consists of a deployer and an electronic unit. Deployer serves as an adapter technology to integrate spacecraft with the launch vehicle. Upon reaching the target orbit, the electronics unit sends signals to sequentially open each door, after which spacecraft separation occurs.

For the upcoming launch, Aerospace Capital’s technical team upgraded the separation system. The improvements focused on the deployers doors: previously, both doors had magnetic locks, but the new version features only one active door. This reduced the deployer’s weight by 1.2 kg and minimized the number of actuators. The modification also allows more deployers to be connected to a single electronics unit, enhancing mission efficiency for deploying secondary payloads.

“Together with Aerospace Capital, we have successfully deployed seven 3U CubeSats into orbit and continue collaborating on more complex platforms. This is a vivid example of how Russian private space companies can work together effectively. Combining our technological solutions will enable us to create new satellite constellations in the shortest possible time," said Alexander Khokhlov, Head of Small Spacecraft Projects at Geoscan Group.
"Aerospace Capital's top priority is ensuring spacecraft safety from the moment of integration with our deployers in the company's lab until satellite separation in Earth's orbit. Geoscan is actively developing its space program, while we continue improving Aerospace systems to provide partners with efficient services for microsatellite integration, launch, and orbital deployment. We thank the Geoscan team for their trust and wish them new achievements!" commented Valeriya Barashkova, Sales and Marketing Director at Aerospace Capital.

Additionally, eight new 3U CubeSats of Geoscan for various experiments were integrated with two Aerospace 12U (4x3U) launch deployers. These include: Geoscan-4 and Geoscan-5 featuring “Gonets Satellite System JSC” payload for batch data transmission, a CubeSat for testing an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receiver and a spacecraft with Geoscan's Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver.

All mentioned satellites are now being prepared for launch as secondary payloads aboard the Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat 'Ionosphere-M' No. 3-4 mission, scheduled for Q3 2025 from Vostochny Cosmodrome. Roscosmos State Corporation is a mission operator, while Glavkosmos JSC (a Roscosmos subsidiary) acts as lead integrator for secondary payloads and provides launch services.

Contacts:

Veronika Konina , PR Director, Geoscan Group
т. +7-911-222-6015
e-mail: v.konina@geoscan.ru

Valeriya Barashkova, Sales & Marketing Director, Aerospace Capital LLC
т. +7-916-843-8030
e-mail: barashkova@aerospacecapital.ru

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Geoscan is a Russian technology company developing and producing unmanned aerial systems (UAS), small spacecraft (CubeSats), avionics, wireless communication systems, and sensors for UAS/CubeSats. The company provides aerial surveying (including multispectral/thermal imaging), airborne laser scanning, geological exploration, STEAM education robotics solutions, and drone light shows, with exports to 50+ countries.

Aerospace Capital LLC is a private Russian company specializing in designing separation systems for microsatellite integration, launch, and orbital deployment. Since 2021, with the use of 35 Aerospace deployers - 120 CubeSat spacecraft have successfully separated into orbit.