30 mNms Nanosatellite Reaction Wheel
Sinclair Interplanetary (Rocket Lab)
Sinclair Interplanetary's first and most popular wheel design, sized to fit a 6U to 12U CubeSat.
Technical specifications
- Angular momentum capacity
- 30 mNms
- On-orbit heritage
- 61 units on-orbit (first launch April 2008)
- Form factor fit
- 6U to 12U CubeSat
- Control interface
- Digital serial bus, commandable speed/momentum/torque
- Telemetry
- Speed, temperature, voltage, current, health status
About
Sinclair Interplanetary pioneered high-reliability vacuum-lubricated reaction wheels for picosatellites, nanosatellites and microsatellites, with a built-in digital processor commandable over a serial bus for speed, momentum or torque, plus digital telemetry on speed, temperature, voltage, current and other health parameters. The 30 mNms Nanosatellite Wheel was Sinclair’s first wheel design and remains its most popular. First launched in April 2008, there are now 61 units on-orbit, many of them onboard the University of Toronto Space Flight Laboratory’s GNB series of spacecraft. The wheel fits comfortably into a 6U to 12U CubeSat.
Documentation
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