SP-48 USV

The SP-48 is SeaTrac's common USV platform, a 4.8-meter solar-powered vehicle engineered for persistent maritime data collection. It includes integrated solar generation and battery storage, an electric propulsion system, onboard cameras, Iridium Certus and Starlink antennas, and a single-point lift for launch and recovery from a trailer or a ship's crane.

Key features

• Nearshore configuration: short keel for launch from small vessels, trailers or shorelines; suited to shallow or congested coastal waters
• Offshore configuration: deep keel, transom wing and offshore package for blue-water operations in higher sea states and strong currents
• Modular payload architecture with mounting on, in and beneath the hull; up to 70 kg (150 lbs) of payload
• Payload power up to 500 W for day-long missions, or approximately 25 to 85 W for 24x7 operation
• Optional integrated profiling winch (profiling +200 meters deep, with bottom detection) and forward tow hook
• Remote-control line-of-sight operation for launch and recovery
• Cruise speed 3 kts; burst speed 4.5 kts

Applications

ISR, communications relay, UUV tracking, hydrographic survey, metocean data collection and environmental monitoring.