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Solar MEMS Technologies S.L. Articles
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Curious facts about the Sun: Sunspots, solar storms and how they affect the Earth
Sunspots are among the many curious and mysterious aspects of the Sun. They are areas that concentrate large amounts of energy and the site of solar storms whose effects reach our planet and can have potentially harmful effects.
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What is a horizon sensor? The Solar MEMS HSNS
Space sensors are our speciality and our vocation. We have great experience in working with different types, such as solar sensors, star trackers and horizon sensors. In this article we will be looking at the last of these, the horizon sensor, which ...
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“Solar Mems is known for its flexibility and ability to adapt to its customers´ needs. This allows us to achieve a very high level of compliance in the deliveries, reaching a maximum in the Oneweb project
Where we have been able to complete all the deliverables without any delay” Our capacity to supply major agencies and companies like NASA, ESA or OneWeb is the result of rigorous and enthusiastic teamwork. To discover the keys to this success, ...
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Solar sails, a revolutionary innovation for space exploration
Innovation in the use of technology, and the search for effective solutions to make space exploration more efficient and sustainable never stops. In the case of solar sails, this revolutionary technology can be the alternative to engines and fuel ...
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What is New Space?
The concept of New Space is trending, and it is the billionaires with their vast private investments, like Richard Branson and his Virgin Galactic or Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin, and their race to reach space that have raised its profile, but do ...
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Project - ADDtitude - Galactica
Additive Manufacturing of Space Horizon Sensors for Attitude Control Description: the project scope is the implementation of a functional prototype of a Horizon sensor for attitude determination of satellites, connecting space sector and advanced ...
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How sun sensors work
At Solar MEMS we are fascinated by sun sensors: they are our core products and we know them inside out. Today, we would like to explain how the most common types of sun sensors available in the aerospace market work. Sun sensors are navigation ...
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Different uses of solar sensors
Talk about the fact that solar sensors have a multitude of different uses, not only in the aerospace sector in which Solar MEMS specializes, but also in the field of defense, automotive or renewable energy. From our company we work on ...
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We are passionate of all our projects so any of them is an exciting challenge for us!
Solar MEMS has established itself as one of the main suppliers for solar sensors in the global aerospace market. This success has been founded on technology that has constantly advanced, and a development team that is fully dedicated to meeting the ...
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Different uses of solar sensors
Solar sensors have many different applications, not only in the aerospace sector where Solar MEMS specialises, but also in the defence sector, the car industry and the area of renewable energy. In our company, we are working to innovate in all ...
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Responsible satellite operations and space rubbish
There are thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) today and the forecast is that there will soon be many more. This is why all the major space agencies and companies dedicated to working in the aerospace sector are concerned about making ...
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Solar MEMS at the service of renewable energy
Our environment needs to be protected and technology can make huge contributions in many sectors, such as renewable energy, in the fight against climate change and global warming. At Solar MEMS we have applied all the know-how accumulated ...
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Space-based solar power, a solution with potential
Climate change is one of greatest challenges facing humanity and energy resources are one of the most important factors to bear in mind for the creation of a sustainable world. One potential solution could be space-based solar energy. Of all the ...
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Project - Coarse Sun Sensor
Project name: Design and Development of a Solar Sensor for Satellite Constellations. Industry: Space Description: The project consists on the design and development of a robust and high reliable coarse sun sensor for attitude ...
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Project - Sigmaplantas
Industry: Solar power plants. Partners: ISFOC, Isofoton. Description: This project include the design and development of a microplant of heliostats to concentrate solar radiation into a cogeneration receiver to generate ...
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Project - Nanosat 1B
Industry: Space. Partners: INTA (Spain). Description: the Nanosat-1B Spanish satellite, designed, developed and operated by the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (National Institute of Aerospace Technology), ...
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Project - Cepheus
Industry: Space. Partners: Abengoa Hidrógeno, Inabensa, Mesurex, Idener, Alter Technology TÜV Nord, AICIA. Description: first andalusian satellite, funding from CDTI (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico ...
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Project - EU: Cropis
Industry: Space. Partners: DLR (Institute of Space Systems). Description: Eu:CROPIS (Euglena: Closed Regenerative Organic food Production In Space) is a satellite mission scheduled for launch in 2016. Main payload are two greenhouses each as a ...
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Working with “the most powerful force in our tiny part of the Universe”
The cutting-edge technology that Solar Mems´applies to its high-precision solar sensors is widely used in space by the main international organizations in the sector, such as the European Space Agency. These remarkable ...
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500 nanoSSOC-D60 are present in various nanosatellites constellations
Its Tiny size, low weight and low power consumption make NanoSSOC sun sensor the best ADCS solution for nanosatellite platforms like Cubesats. NanoSSOC sun sensor is based on MEMS fabrication processes to achieve high integrated sensing structures. ...