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Small Satellite Mission Trade-study Workbook

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Test the assumptions behind an early satellite mission concept.

Explore how payload energy, data generation and storage backlog interact before committing to a platform.

What this pack helps you do

  • Record mission inputs and early concept assumptions.
  • Compare the energy and data budgets in an editable workbook.
  • Expose storage and backlog contradictions for the next concept review.

What’s included

  • Editable XLSX workbook with Budget, Mission Inputs sheets, clean working areas and separate fictional examples.
  • Offline PDF and editable HTML guide, text decision record, quick-start instructions, licence terms and file manifest.
  • Detailed working record to support the workbook review.

Digital ZIP download · Bright visual edition 0.4 · £79 including VAT.


Includes 3 hours of MGCA assessment


30 minutes preparation review, one 90-minute remote workshop, and 60 minutes written findings and action planning. This is 180 consultant minutes in total.


Bring: One mission objective, up to three concept options, first-order budgets and key assumptions.


Receive: A concept trade-gap brief and a prioritised next-analysis plan.


Book through sales@mgca.co.uk with your order reference. Remote delivery in English, up to three participants, by mutual agreement. Redeem once per qualifying product licence/order; no redemption expiry. Full submission limits, eligibility and booking terms are supplied in MGCA_Assessment_Service.pdf.


Implementation, live-system changes, certification and unlimited follow-up are excluded. Further services are optional, separately scoped, priced and agreed. This assessment is additional to supplied-file defect support.


Who it’s for

Mission concept teams checking early satellite energy, data and storage assumptions.

Software and compatibility

Open with: Spreadsheet application and a browser.

LibreOffice native example and adverse-input tests passed on disposable copies. Microsoft Excel desktop and supplied HTML browser rendering remain unverified.

Run the worked example in your target spreadsheet application before operational use. No macros, external workbook links or paid service calls.

HTML guide works offline in a browser.

Scope and limits

  • No orbit propagation, solar geometry, battery sizing, RF link budget, thermal/structural analysis, hardware approval, launch service or regulatory advice is provided.
  • Inputs are fictional concept values, not a build recommendation.
  • The storage model conservatively does not drain accumulated backlog on later spare-capacity days.

Licence and support

Seller: MGCA Ltd. Bright visual edition 0.4.

One purchasing organisation may copy and adapt supplied files for its internal projects, including contractors working for that organisation only. No blank-pack resale, redistribution, sublicensing or use for other client organisations.

Client-delivery licensing requires a separate agreement.

File-defect support: sales@mgca.co.uk for corrupt downloads, missing files or defects in supplied files. File-defect support excludes consulting, customisation, project review, deployment, safety/security certification, legal advice, response-time commitment or future-update entitlement.

Statutory rights are preserved.

Original synthetic examples and source code are supplied under this same internal-use licence. External background links confer no third-party software or data rights and do not indicate endorsement.

No platform subscription, customer system access or implementation service is included.

Explore the pack before buying

Use the Preview link above to read the PDF excerpts. Gallery cards summarise the supplied contents and re-typeset selected fictional examples.

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You will get a ZIP (4MB) file

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Consultancy beyond the included assessment is optional and separately scoped, priced and agreed. The current product packs include three hours of MGCA assessment; see the product description and supplied service terms. Book the included assessment at sales@mgca.co.uk using your order reference.