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Sun Sensor

Glavkosmos
Sun Sensor

Sun Sensor is a two orthogonal axes digital sun sensor. It generates the directional cosines of the angles of the direction to the sun, thus, it doesn’t require any calibration. Besides, the sun sensor’s size and weight are very small, as is his power consumption which is ultra-low.

Technical specifications

Dimensions, mm
28 х 23 х 11
Mass (w/cover), g
10
Supply voltage, V
4..14
Power consumption, max (im active mode), mW
20
Data interface
CAN 2.0B
Angle of view (FOV cone)
± 60°
Accuracy (3 sigma)
< ± 0,5°
Error (3 sigma)
± 0,1°

About

Sun Sensor is a two orthogonal axes digital sun sensor. It generates the directional cosines of the angles of the direction to the sun, thus, it doesn’t require any calibration. Besides, the sun sensor’s size and weight are very small, as is his power consumption which is ultra-low.

Documentation

No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.

Source: trade.glavkosmos.com ↗