Table 6.

Power budget for a single spacecraft including the relevant margins.

Subsystem Power consumption (W) Margin Power consumption total (W)
Power 48.0 0.0 48.0
Payload 18.5 1.8 20.3
Communications 165.0 16.3 181.3
Onboard data Handling/avionics 17.0 0.85 17.85
AOCS 198.6 99.3 297.9
Thermal control 260 13 273
Chemical propulsion system 5.0 1.0 6.0
TOTAL (without margin) 712.1 132.2 796.3
System margin (20%) 142.4
TOTAL (with margin) 986.67

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