VORAGO Technologies has expanded the flight heritage of their VA10820 microcontroller with the launch of the TechEdSat-8 smallsat.
The VA10820 MCU is used in the smallsat’s power management system and brings the programmability of an ARM© Cortex©-M0 CPU with high-performance integrated peripherals and the radiation environment performance of HARDSIL® processing.
TechEdSat-8 (Technical and Educational Satellite 8) was developed by San Jose State University and University of Idaho with NASA Ames Research Center. This smallsat is a technology demonstration platform that includes a high temperature exo-brake and ablation device.The satellite was launched on the CRS-16 cargo supply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on December 4 aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The satellite will be jettisoned from the ISS for operation in LEO.
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Executive Comment
Bernd Lienhard, CEO of VORAGO Technologies, stated the company is delighted to see yet another small satellite enabled by VORAGO Technologies. Affordable radiation-hardened components such as the VA10820 microcontroller are an important ingredient in the success of small satellite missions.