Gen 1: CubeSense
$3250
A CMOS-based Sun sensor with a wide field of view, low power usage, and high accuracy. CubeSense is a highly compact, single-sensor head with integrated electronics.
- All sensors are calibrated in our state-of-the-art clean and dark, optics calibration room, using a sun simulator and highly accurate rotation stage.
- Based on a high resolution 1.3 megapixel imager, CubeSense offers better coverage than most sensors in the same performance range thanks to the wide field of view.
- With simple and compact design; qualified in vibration, thermal, vacuum, and radiation; and used in operational missions since 2014.
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Lead time: 12 weeks
Description
Technical Specifications
| Performance | |
| Accuracy | 0.2° (pitch and yaw)
1-sigma |
| Max Slew Rate [°/s] | 10 |
| Update Rate [Hz] | Up to 2 |
| Field of View [°] | 170 |
| Physical | |
| Mass [g] | 30 |
| Dimensions [mm] | 41.7 x 17.7 x 22.9 |
| Operating Temperature [°C] | -10 to 60 |
| Power & Data | |
| Supply Voltage | 3.3V |
| Average Power [mW] | 100 |
| Peak Power [mW] | 200 |
| Communications | I2C/UART |
| Qualification | |
| Vibrations | 14g RMS |
| 24kRad> | 24kRad |
Trade-off Table
| Performance | |
| Eclipse Performance | N/A |
| Eclipse Availability | N/A |
| Sunlight Performance | Very high |
| Sunlight Availability | Very high |
| Attitude Determination | Pitch and yaw |
| Typical Applications |
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| Mid-performance EO Communications (sunlight only) |
Technical Specifications
| Performance | |
| Max Voltage [V] | 5 |
| Minimum Magnetic Moment [AM²] @ 5V | 1.00 |
| Magnetic Gain [AM²/A] | 7.8 |
| Linearity [0-5V] | 2.50% |
| Nominal Resistance [Ω] | 37.5 |
| Physical | |
| Mass [g] | 37 |
| Dimensions [WxHxL] [mm] | 10.5×10.5×92 |
| Power & Data | |
| Connector | Molex Pico-Lock |
| Qualification Level | |
| Radiation | N/A |
| Random Vibration | 14.16 g RMS (NASA GEVS) |
| Thermal vacuum [°C] | -20 to 80 |
| Thermal cold and hot start [°C] | -35 to 70 |
