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AAC Clyde Space, a space company that specializes in small satellite technologies and services that enable businesses, governments, and educational organizations to access high-quality, timely data from space has introduced Analog Sun Sensor which is specifically designed for nanosatellites. <\/p>\n
The nanoSSOC-D60 is an AAC SpaceQuest-developed two-axis and low-cost sun sensor for high accurate sun-tracking, pointing, and attitude determination. With minimum size, weight, and power consumption it is the perfect ADCS solution for nanosatellites.<\/p>\n
The Sun Sensor on a Chip (SSOC) architecture, achieved through a MEMS fabrication process, results in a highly integrated sensing structure providing accurate and reliable sun-tracking, pointing, and attitude determination. The SSOC device measures the incident angle of the sun\u2019s rays in two orthogonal axes, alongside other information useful for attitude determination, via client-optional UART, I2C, or SPI communication protocol, leveraging the geometrical dimensions of the design to provide high sensitivity in a form factor perfect for small satellites.<\/p>\n
Every sensor is calibrated, characterized, and provided with a look-up table. The use of a metal shield and cover glass over the optical eye minimizes aging in higher radiation environments.<\/p>\n
Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n The nanoSSOC-D60 includes a processor that provides measurements of sunlight incident angles and other information useful for attitude determination, via client-optional UART, I2C, or SPI communication protocol.<\/p>\n Reliable<\/strong><\/p>\n SSOC technology has been qualified on different tests, including radiation (absorbed dose and proton beam), random vibration, shock response, outgassing, thermal, and EMC.<\/p>\n Heritage<\/strong><\/p>\n With over 630 units delivered, and flight heritage on-orbit accumulating since 2009, the nanoSSOC-D60 is the perfect ADCS solution for nanosatellites.<\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AAC Clyde Space, a space company that specializes in small satellite technologies and services that enable businesses, governments, and educational organizations to access high-quality, timely data from space has introduced Analog Sun Sensor which is specifically designed for nanosatellites. The nanoSSOC-D60 is an AAC SpaceQuest-developed two-axis and low-cost sun sensor for high accurate sun-tracking, pointing, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,20,59],"class_list":["post-8748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-satellite","tag-sun-sensors"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8748"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8748\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}