Coarse Sun Sensor — Cosine Type
Redwire Corporation
Miniature single-detector radiation-hardened coarse sun sensor (10 g) with approximate cosine field of view for solar array pointing and sun acquisition.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 0.01 kg
- Largest dimension
- 28 mm
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
- Field of view
- Approximate cosine, conical symmetry
- Number of detectors
- 1
- Mass
- 10 g
- Dimensions
- 28 × 19 × 12 mm (1.10 × 0.74 × 0.47 in)
- Peak output
- 500–1,300 µA
- Radiation hardness
- >100 krad (Si)
- Export control
- ECCN 7A104
About
The Redwire Coarse Sun Sensor (CSS) Cosine Type is an ultra-compact, lightweight single-detector sun sensor providing approximate cosine and conical symmetry field of view capability. Radiation-hardened to more than 100 krad (Si), it supports solar array pointing, sun acquisition, and fail-safe recovery. Requires no input power. Custom baffles can restrict or tailor the FOV to meet any stray-light requirement. At only 10 g and under 3 cm in any dimension, it is suitable for CubeSat and small satellite applications.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.