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Dimensions: | - Length: 2.9m (9.7ft)
- Width (with fins extended): 2.2m (7.2ft)
- Width (without fins): 0.8m (2.7ft)
- Height 1.8m (5.8ft)
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Weight: | - 1,250 kg (2,750 lb) without extra science gear
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Operating range: | - 70-100 km (38-54) depending on speed, terrain and payload
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Operating speed: | |
Propulsion: | - 4 brushless DC electric thrusters on pivoting wings
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Energy: | - Lithium Ion batteries, 375 A/h
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Bus power: | |
Endurance: | - Variable and mission specific, e.g. common mission endurances, ~23 hours of multibeam at 1m/s speed, >30 hours of camera survey at 0.6m/s speed.
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Descent/Ascent speed: | - 40m/min for both descent and ascent, 2400m/hr
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Navigation: | - USBL Navigation with real-time Acoustic Communications and/or Long Baseline (LBL) using acoustic transponders, Doppler Velocity Log (DVL), and Inertial Navigation System (INS)
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Clock: | - Tillier clock (Seascan Inc.), syncs to GPS time within 10uS, and jitter of 1uS, 1.5sec per year drift (Or 4.1uSec drift in 24 hours)
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