DROP-12 12U Deployable Solar panel
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The DROP-12 is a 12U deployable solar panel system designed for CubeSats, offering up to 60W of peak power with options for backstring and body-mounted configurations.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Power
- 20 W
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Deployable elements
- 1
- Deployment configuration
- 135°/90°
- Front side power
- 20 W
- Backstring option
- +20 W
- Body mounted option
- +20 W
- Total power
- 60 W
- Peak platform power
- 60 W
- Oc voltage
- 20.8 / 41.6 V
- Suggested for
- 6U/12U
- Deployment system
- Dual redundant
About
The DROP-12 is a deployable solar panel system tailored for 12U CubeSats. It features a dual redundant deployment system to ensure reliability. The system offers flexibility in power generation with options for backstring and body-mounted solar cells, each contributing an additional 20W. The standard configuration provides 20W from the front side, with a total peak platform power of 60W when all options are utilized. The deployment configuration allows for angles of 135°/90°. It is suggested for use with both 6U and 12U platforms and operates with an open-circuit voltage of 20.8V or 41.6V.
Documentation
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