60 mNms Microsatellite Reaction Wheel
Sinclair Interplanetary (Rocket Lab)
Compact high-torque wheel packing motor phase current control electronics into a small package.
Technical specifications
- Angular momentum capacity
- 60 mNms
- On-orbit heritage
- 68 units on 20 spacecraft (first launch June 2014)
- Motor drive
- High-torque motor phase current control electronics
- 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 60 mNms Microsatellite Wheel packs high-torque motor phase current control electronics into a small package. There are 68 units on-orbit across 20 spacecraft, with the first launch in June 2014.
Documentation
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