Solar Array Drive Mechanism. Type 6
Flight-proven SADM (4.6 kg, 220 A, 8 power circuits, 98,000-hr life) with fast 0–24 deg/min rotation capability.
Technical specifications
- Purpose
- Solar array wing rotation, power transmission, telemetry signal routing, shaft angle measurement
- Year of release
- 2008
- Guaranteed service life, years
- 10
- Estimated production/delivery time
- 12 months
- Flight qualification
- Yes
- Customization
- Can be adapted to customer requirements
- Operating regime
- Continuous rotation
- Output shaft rotation rate, deg/min
- 0–24
- Angle measurement error (°), not exceeding
- 1
- Total current of power current-collecting devices, A
- 220
- Number of power supply circuits
- 8
- Number of telemetry circuits
- 11
- Operational life (hours), not less than
- 98,000
- Overall dimensions, mm
- 152 × 200 × 290
- Mass, kg
- 4.6
- TRL
- 9 (flight-proven)
About
The Solar Array Drive Mechanism Type 6 rotates solar array wings, transmits electrical power and telemetry signals, and measures shaft angle. A continuous-rotation electromechanical SADM, it supports 0–24 deg/min output shaft rate (fastest of the Glavkosmos SADM line), 1° angle measurement error, 220 A total current across 8 power circuits, and 11 telemetry circuits. Dimensions 152 × 200 × 290 mm, mass 4.6 kg. Released in 2008, 98,000+ hour operational life, 10-year guaranteed service life, 12-month delivery. Customizable. Flight-qualified.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
