Solar Array Drive Mechanism. Type 6
Glavkosmos
The Type 6 Solar Array Drive Mechanism (SADM) is an electromechanical device designed for continuous rotation of solar array wings, electrical power transmission, and output shaft rotation angle signal generation.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 4.6 kg
- Largest dimension
- 290 mm
- Design life
- 11.18 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
- 2008
- Design life
- 10 years
- Lead time
- 12 months
- Flight qualification of the product
- Yes
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements
- Yes
- Output shaft rotation rate,deg/min
- 0-24
- Angle measurement error, not exceeding
- 1 °
- Total current of power current-collecting devices
- 220 A
- Number of power supply circuits, units
- 8
- Overall dimensions
- 152 × 200 × 290 mm
- Number of telemetry circuits, units
- 11
- Operational life defined by hours, not less than
- 98000
- Mass
- 4.6 kg
About
The Solar Array Drive Mechanism (SADM) Type 6 is an electromechanical device with the primary purpose of rotating solar array wings at a specified rate. It also facilitates the transmission of electrical power for control and telemetry signals, and shapes and generates signals corresponding to the output shaft’s rotation angle. This product was released in 2008 and boasts a guaranteed service life of 10 years. It is flight qualified and can be adapted to meet specific customer requirements. The SADM operates in a continuous rotation regime, ensuring consistent solar panel orientation. It features 8 power supply circuits and 11 telemetry circuits, with a total current capacity of 220 A for power current-collecting devices. The mechanism has an operational life of at least 98,000 hours.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.