Samara Aerospace
Satellite spacecraft bus with panel-integrated attitude control for commercial, civil and national security missions
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- New on EvolcAdded 2026-11-13
About Samara Aerospace
Samara Aerospace builds high-performance satellite platforms. Its Hummingbird spacecraft bus is offered in 2, 4, 6 and 8 panel sizes and uses MSAC, a patented attitude control technology that places actuators in the hinges of deployable solar panels to provide 3-axis attitude control and active jitter cancellation.
The platform is built for commercial, civil and national security missions. Listed specifications include a 544 kg payload mass, a 10-year lifetime in LEO, 1200 W peak power and 300 W nominal power.
The company was founded by Patrick Haddox and Vedant, who met in the Aerospace Engineering department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. It began with bootstrapped development from home offices. Samara lists seven open engineering roles in San Francisco, covering RF, mechanical, electrical, flight software, GNC and assembly, integration and test.
Product: Hummingbird spacecraft bus with MSAC attitude control built into deployable solar panels, available in 2, 4, 6 and 8 panel sizes.
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