Reaction Wheels
Blue Canyon Technologies
Blue Canyon Technologies offers a line of low-jitter reaction wheels ranging from 0.015 Nms to 16.0 Nms of momentum, designed for long life and vibration isolation.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 0.13 kg
- Power
- 1 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
- Rwp015 max momentum
- 0.015 Nms
- Rwp015 max torque
- 0.004 Nm
- Rwp015 mass
- 0.13 kg
- Rwp050 max momentum
- 0.050 Nms
- Rwp050 max torque
- 0.007 Nm
- Rwp050 mass
- 0.24 kg
- Rwp100 max momentum
- 0.100 Nms
- Rwp100 max torque
- 0.007 Nm
- Rwp100 mass
- 0.33 kg
- Rwp500 max momentum
- 0.50 Nms
- Rwp500 max torque
- 0.025 Nm
- Rwp500 mass
- 0.86 kg
- Rw1 max momentum
- 1.0 Nms
- Rw1 max torque
- 0.06 Nm
- Rw1 mass
- 1.1 kg
- Rw2 | rw2-ht max momentum
- 2.0 Nms | 1.2 Nms
- Rw2 | rw2-ht max torque
- 0.12 Nm I 0.25 Nm
- Rw2 | rw2-ht mass
- 2.5 kg
- Rw4 | rw4-ht max momentum
- 4.0 Nms | 2.5 Nms
- Rw4 | rw4-ht max torque
- 0.25 Nm | 0.50 Nm
- Rw4 | rw4-ht mass
- 3.2 kg
- Rw8 | rw8-ht max momentum
- 8.0 Nms | 5.0 Nms
- Rw8 | rw8-ht max torque
- 0.25 Nm | 0.50 Nm
- Rw8 | rw8-ht mass
- 4.4 kg
- Rw16 | rw16-ht max momentum
- 16.0 Nms | 10.0 Nms
- Rw16 | rw16-ht max torque
- 0.25 Nm | 0.50 Nm
- Rw16 | rw16-ht mass
- 7.5 kg
- Manufactured
- 3,700
- Launched
- 1,400
About
Blue Canyon Technologies’ reaction wheels are industry-trusted components for spacecraft attitude control, offering a wide range of momentum capacities from 0.015 Nms to 16.0 Nms. These wheels are characterized by their low jitter, long operational life, and integrated vibration isolation features. With over 3,300 units manufactured and hundreds successfully operating on-orbit, they have supported diverse missions from Very Low Earth Orbit to cislunar and interplanetary space. The product line includes standard and high-torque variants, maintaining a reliable form factor while providing enhanced torque capabilities. Blue Canyon also offers Drive Control Electronics (DCE) as sensor and actuator suites, which include necessary components to operate their reaction wheels and optional torque rods. The DCE is typically used with the RWp015, RWp050, and RWp100 reaction wheels, providing robust, configurable, and high-performance software for control.
Documentation
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