Cube satellites have conventionally been limited low earth orbit and lacked high capacity means of propulsion to perform trajectory correction or transfer maneuvers that can support a variety of missions in a timely manner. Chemical propulsion units have the potential to provide hundreds of meters per second of Delta-V in a 6 unit cubesat format. The Triteia CubeSat is being developed as a competitor for NASA's CubeQuest Competition for a launch aboard the first flight of the Space Launch System as a secondary payload. The preliminary design of the Triteia cubesat utilizing COTS components and a 1 lb hydrogen peroxide thruster is capable of delivering 450 meters per second of Delta-V and carry a payload of about 1 kilograms aboard with a power budget of 5 Watts.
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