Solar Array Drive Mechanism. Type 5
Glavkosmos
The Solar Array Drive Mechanism (SADM) Type 5 is an electromechanical device designed for the continuous rotation of solar array wings on spacecraft, ensuring optimal power generation.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 4.5 kg
- Largest dimension
- 281 mm
- Design life
- 11.41 years
- Lead time
- 12 months
- TRL
- 9
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
- Year of release
- 2006
- Design life
- 10 years
- Lead time
- 12 months
- Flight qualification of the product
- Yes
- Brief history of flight qualification
- Glonass-K.
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements
- Yes
- Output shaft rotation rate,deg/min
- 0-8
- Angle measurement error, not exceeding
- 0.083 °
- Total current of power current-collecting devices
- 70 A
- Number of power supply circuits, units
- 2
- Overall dimensions
- 270 × 156 × 281 mm
- Number of telemetry circuits, units
- 26
- Operational life defined by hours, not less than
- 100000
- Mass
- 4.5 kg
About
The Solar Array Drive Mechanism (SADM) Type 5 is an electromechanical device primarily designed for the continuous rotation of solar array wings at a specified rate. Beyond its rotational function, it also facilitates the electrical power transmission for control and telemetry signals, and is capable of shaping and generating signals related to the output shaft’s rotation angle. This product was released in 2006 and boasts a guaranteed service life of 10 years. It has a flight qualification, with heritage on the Glonass-K satellite program. The manufacturer states a possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements. Its operational regime is continuous rotation, with an operational life of not less than 100,000 hours.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.