Sun Sensors — Space Hardware Marketplace

Coarse Sun Sensor (CSS)

• Field of ViewHemispherical
• RedundancySelf-redundant
• In Production Since1975

Rugged self-redundant sun sensor delivering coarse solar position data for safe-mode and coarse maneuvering.

FSSA-110 Fine Sun Sensor Assembly

• Mass110 g
• Field of ViewHemispheric
• Accuracy5°

Fine sun sensor with hemispheric FOV and 5° accuracy for CubeSat and small satellite attitude determination.

Microsatellite Sun Sensor SX-SBOX-SUNS-01

Sun sensor for microsatellites and small spacecraft. Half-angle 45° FOV, 0.15° accuracy, 43×43×16 mm, 45 g, CAN2B. Uses…

CubeSat Sun Sensor SXC-SD-01-3U

Two-axis digital sun sensor for nanosatellites. ±60° FOV, <0.3° accuracy, 31.3×27.5×10.3 mm, 7 g, CAN interface. Factory calibrated,…

Bradford Redundant Cosine Sun Sensor (COSS-R)

• FOV160 × 160°
• Accuracy±3° (3σ) OBC-limited
• Resolution< 0.1°

Self-redundant cosine sun sensor, 160×160° FOV, ±3° OBC-limited accuracy, 15 g ultralight, 0 W passive, >100 kRad TID.

Bradford Coarse Sun Sensor (CSS)

• FOV180 × 180°
• Accuracy±2° (3σ) at BoL
• Resolution< 0.1°

Internally-redundant coarse sun sensor with full-sky 180×180° FOV, ±2° accuracy, 215 g, dual 9-pin D-sub interface, >100 kRad…

Bradford Cosine Sun Sensor (CoSS)

• FOV160 × 160°
• Accuracy±3° (3σ) OBC-limited
• Resolution< 0.1°

Compact 25 g cosine sun sensor, 160×160° FOV, ±3° OBC-limited accuracy, 0 W passive, >100 kRad TID, 30×30×14…

Bradford Mini Fine Sun Sensor (Mini FSS)

• FOV128 × 128°
• Accuracy±0.2° (3σ) with LUT on OBC
• Resolution< 0.03°

Ultra-compact 50 g sun sensor with ±0.2° accuracy (3σ), 128×128° FOV, 0 W passive operation, 50×46×17 mm.

Bradford Fine Sun Sensor (FSS)

• FOV128 × 128°
• Accuracy±0.3° (3σ) across mission lifetime
• Resolution< 0.03°

High-accuracy fine sun sensor with ±0.3° accuracy (3σ), 128×128° FOV, 375 g, >100 kRad TID tolerance for demanding…

Coarse Sun Sensor — Cosine Type

• Field of ViewApproximate cosine, conical symmetry
• Number of Detectors1
• Mass10 g

Miniature single-detector radiation-hardened coarse sun sensor (10 g) with approximate cosine field of view for solar array pointing…

Coarse Sun Sensor — Pyramid Type

• Field of View2π steradian+
• Accuracy at Null±1°
• Accuracy (Linear Range)±5°

Radiation-hardened 4-detector pyramid coarse sun sensor with 2π+ steradian FOV and ±1° accuracy at null, requiring no external…

S3 Smart Sun Sensor

• DetectorAPS CMOS
• FOV128 x 128 deg (resizable)
• Accuracy (2-sigma)<0.02 deg

Two-axis APS-based sun sensor: 128x128 deg FOV, <0.02 deg accuracy, 10Hz, 330g, 112x12x43mm, ITAR-free. Combines fine and coarse…

FSSA-110 Fine Sun Sensor Assembly

• Accuracy5°
• Update Rate10 Hz
• CoverageHemispherical (3 sensors)

Fine sun sensor assembly hosting up to three analogue sun sensors with 5° accuracy and hemispherical coverage. Space…

GomSpace NanoSense FSS Fine Sun Sensor

• InterfaceI2C
• Field of View±60°
• Detector TypeQuadrant detector, 2-axis

Ultra-compact vector sun sensor, 22x11x5mm, 2.2g, ±60° FOV, I2C interface, pre-calibrated, flight-proven.

Fine Sun Sensor – CubeSense Sun

• ManufacturerCubeSpace
• Lead Time12 weeks

CubeSense Sun is a high-accuracy CMOS-based fine sun sensor with a wide field of view (FOV). Optimized for…

Tensor Tech FSS-15 Fine Sun Sensor

• ManufacturerTensor Tech

FSS-15 is a minimized fine sun sensor with a high cost-performance ratio. It is designed to be mass-produced…

NSS CubeSat Sun Sensor

• ManufacturerNewSpace Systems

The CubeSat sun sensor determines the spacecraft body angles with respect to the sun. The sensor is extremely…

NSS Fine Sun Sensor

• ManufacturerNewSpace Systems

A sun sensor determines a spacecraft’s orientation with respect to the sun. The front surface of the NewSpace…