NanoSSOC - Model D60 - Sun Sensor for Nano-Satellites Digital Interface

Sun Sensor on a Chip (SSOC) is a two-axes and low cost sun sensor for high accurate sun-tracking, pointing and attitude determination. The device measures the incident angle of sun ray in two orthogonal axes, providing a high sensitivity based on the geometrical dimensions of the design.

nanoSSOC sun sensor is based on MEMS fabrication processes to achieve high integrated sensing structures.

nanoSSOC-D60 has tiny size, low weight and low power consumption to be the perfect ADCS solution for nanosatellite platforms like Cubesats.

Type: 2 orthogonal axes

• Field of View: ±60º
• Accuracy
• < 0.5 º (3sigma)
• < 0.1 º (precision)
• Electrical interface
• UART, I2C or SPI
• 10-pin micro-connector
• Power supply
• 3.3V / 5V
• < 23mA consumption
• Mechanical interface
• 43 x 14 x 5.9 mm
• 6.5 g
• Housing
• Aluminum 6082
• Black anodizing

• Operating Temperature: -30º to 85º Celsius
• Radiation:
• 30 kRad (gamma)
• 6 MeV 3000 kRad (protons)
• Random vibration: 14,1g @ 20-2000 Hz
• Shock: 3000 g @ 1-100 ms

It includes MEMS technology of Solar MEMS with flight heritage.

Electronic components are space-grade, and microprocessor has been tested according to space environment, and has flight heritage.

More than 100 units included in more than 20 missions.