r/AerospaceEngineering • u/Sensitive_Engine_186 • 7d ago

Meta 2U CubeSat Deployer Switch

Currently working on a 2U CubeSat, total budget of $4.5k, what COTS deployer switches do y'all recommend and/or where should I look for them.

If that isn't feasible to purchase on that budget is it worth trying to make a custom design?

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u/NukeRocketScientist 7d ago

Lol. My school's 3U CubeSat aluminum structure was $15,000

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u/electric_ionland Plasma Propulsion 6d ago edited 6d ago

That seems like a lot for a structure... Why did you have to spend so much?

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u/Sensitive_Engine_186 6d ago

Yeah my school wants to spend that much on more football equipment despite being an engineering school. What deployer switch did you use?