Sun Sensors

– ±0.5° Two axis sun readout accuracy over 100° field of view
Earth Albedo error minimization
Weight: less than 40 grams
Power: less than 50 mwatts or zero watts if ±1° albedo error is acceptable
Reliability: greater than 0.999 for a 15 year mission
Active parts complement comprises only one quad op-amp
S-level parts available with quantity orders
Suitable for LEO, GEO, or interplanetary applications
Proprietary signal processing software incorporated into spacecraft computer, requiring less than 100 kbytes of memory
± 5 to ±15 volt power input
Qualified for 2006 flight in CUBESAT spacecraft:
-30°c to +80°c thermal vacuum (3 cycles)
0.16 g2/hz. 50-800 Hz. Random vibration