DROP-08 8U/4U Deployable Solar panel
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The DROP-08 is a deployable solar panel system designed for 8U/4U CubeSats, offering up to 30W of power with options for backstring and body-mounted configurations.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Power
- 10 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
- 10 W
- Backstring option
- +10 W
- Body mounted option
- +10 W
- Total power
- 30 W
- Peak platform power
- 30 W
- Oc voltage
- 20.8 V
- Suggested for
- 8U/4U
- Deployment system
- Dual redundant
About
The DROP-08 is a deployable solar panel system engineered for 8U/4U CubeSats. It features a single deployable element with a deployment configuration of 135°/90°. The front side of the panel provides 10W of power. Additional power can be achieved with a backstring option, adding another 10W, and a body-mounted option, contributing an extra 10W, bringing the total peak platform power to 30W. The system operates with an open-circuit voltage of 20.8V and incorporates a dual redundant deployment system for enhanced reliability. This product is suggested for 8U/4U CubeSat platforms.
Documentation
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