Technical Blueprint · Rev A

Sustaino-1 1P PocketQube spacecraft.

Actively transitioning from 3D-printed tough-PLA test frames into carbon-fibre composite flight hardware for the Sustaino-1 airframe.

Spacecraft Bus

Physical & Compute Specification

Outer envelope: 50 × 50 × 50 mm
Inner cavity: 46 mm (2 mm uniform walls)
Integrated mass: 0.245 kg
Processor: Raspberry Pi Pico 2 · RP2350 Dual-Core
Memory: 520 KB SRAM · 4 MB Flash
Class: 1P PocketQube

Payload Array

Instrument Manifest

P01
GY-521 MPU-6050
Orientation Gyro / IMU
P02
OV7670 CMOS
Visual Tracker Camera
P03
AHT20 + BMP280
Climate & Barometric Module
P04
Nitinol SMA Loop
Passive Antenna Deployment
P05
5V Passive Beacon
Audio Recovery Signal

Internal Packaging Stack

Base Power → 45° Brain Rail → Ceiling Payload

A three-layer volumetric strategy that maximises payload density inside the 46mm cavity while keeping thermal, power and RF paths cleanly segregated.

┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  ▲ CEILING PAYLOAD INSETS                │
│    · OV7670 Visual CMOS Tracker          │
│    · Nitinol SMA Antenna Loop            │
│    · 5V Passive Audio Beacon             │
├──────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  ◆ 45° DIAGONAL FLOATING BRAIN RAIL      │
│    · Raspberry Pi Pico 2 (RP2350)        │
│    · GY-521 MPU-6050 IMU                 │
│    · AHT20 + BMP280 Climate              │
├──────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  ▼ BASE POWER LAYER                      │
│    · 3-Cell LiPo · Charge Controller     │
│    · Solar Harvest Bus · 5V Rail         │
└──────────────────────────────────────────┘
          46mm inner cavity · 2mm walls

Airframe Blueprint

Sustaino-1 1P PocketQube spacecraft.

Physical & Compute Specification

Instrument Manifest

Base Power → 45° Brain Rail → Ceiling Payload

50mm cube · exploded schematic