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SSOC-D60

Solar MEMS Technologies
Price on request
  • Measurement axes2 axes (incidence angle of sun ray)
  • OutputSun light incident angles and their derivatives, via digital interface
  • ProcessingIntegrated microprocessor, no external calculations required

MEMS-based digital sun sensor on a chip that measures the two-axis incidence angle of sunlight for accurate sun-tracking…

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SSOC A60

Solar MEMS Technologies
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Supply voltage 5 V · Operating temperature -45…85 °C

MEMS-based analog fine sun sensor with ±60° FOV, calibrated with look-up table, for high-accuracy attitude determination.

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nanoSSOC-D60

Solar MEMS Technologies
Price on request
Supply voltage 3.3…5 V · Operating temperature -30…85 °C

A two-axis, low-cost digital sun sensor on a chip for high-accuracy sun-tracking, pointing, and attitude determination on nanosatellite…

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nanoSSOC A60

Solar MEMS Technologies
Price on request
Supply voltage 3.3…5 V · Operating temperature -30…85 °C

Two-axis MEMS-based analog sun sensor for CubeSats and nanosatellites with ±60° field of view.

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SpaceTech CESS (Coarse Earth Sun Sensor)

SpaceTech GmbH
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  • Sensor principlePassive thermo-optical Coarse Earth and Sun Sensor
  • Power consumptionZero power consumption
  • Configuration6 orthogonally accommodated CESS heads to determine relative earth and sun vector

Passive thermo-optical Coarse Earth and Sun Sensor providing spacecraft attitude information during de-spin and safe mode.

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Solar sensor

SPUTNIX
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Mass 0.05 kg · Supply voltage 6…36 V

A compact sun sensor (SX-SBOX-SUNS-01) for the attitude control loop, with algorithms mitigating Earth-albedo glare, suitable for microsatellites…

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Sun sensor

SPUTNIX
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Mass 0.01 kg · Power 0.03 W · Supply voltage 5…12 V · Operating temperature -30…50 °C

A compact, ultra-low-power two-axis digital CubeSat sun sensor (SXC-SD-01-3U) with factory calibration and CAN interface.

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VANTAGESun

Voyager Technologies
$3 500 – $7 500
  • Full angle circular field of view120°
  • Accuracy (Coarse)< 5°
  • Accuracy (Medium)< 1°

VANTAGESun is a low-cost, low-mass sun sensor designed for initial orientation and attitude determination during launch vehicle separation,…

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SS-D Sun Sensor

TY-Space Technology
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Mass 0.05 kg · Power 1.1 W · Operating temperature -30…40 °C

The SS-D Sun Sensor is a high-accuracy digital sun sensor designed for spacecraft, providing 2-axis sun vector angle…

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TensorFSS-30M Fine Sun Sensor

Tensor Tech
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Mass 0 kg · Supply voltage 3.3 V

High-precision 2-axis digital fine sun sensor with 120° FOV and sub-0.2° accuracy, featuring an embedded calibration table and…

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TensorFSS-15M Fine Sun Sensor

Tensor Tech
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Mass 0 kg · Power 0.06 W · Supply voltage 3.3 V

The TensorFSS-15M is a 2-axis digital fine sun sensor for satellite attitude determination, offering 0.2-degree accuracy and low…

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Digital Sun Sensor (±32°)

Adcole Space (Redwire)
Price on request
  • Field of view±32°
  • Axes2 (per optical head)
  • OutputSerial digital — two 10-bit words + sun presence bit

A two-axis digital sun sensor with ±32° field of view offering higher accuracy than the ±64° variant. Radiation-hardened…

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Fine Sun Sensor

Adcole Space (Redwire)
Price on request
  • AccuracySub-arcminute
  • ResolutionMillidegree
  • Axes1 or 2 (configurable)

A high-precision sun sensor for attitude control applications requiring sub-arcminute accuracy and millidegree angular resolution. Available in single…