CubeSat Magnetorquer SatBus MTQ

Magnetorquers “SatBus MTQ”, designed by NanoAvionics, is a set of two (X and Y-axis) magnetorquer rods and one air core Z-axis magnetorquer coil that are mounted on a PC/104 form factor PCB to enable nanosatellite attitude control.

The system is designed as a part of NanoAvionics “SatBus” nanosatellite platform but can be used with any third party ADCS controllers that can provide 3 H-bridge PWM controlled voltage outputs to each torquer coil.

Magnetorquers “SatBus MTQ”, designed by NanoAvionics, is a set of two (X and Y-axis) magnetorquer rods and one air core Z-axis magnetorquer coil that are mounted on a PC/104 form factor PCB to enable nanosatellite attitude control.

The system is designed as a part of NanoAvionics “SatBus” nanosatellite platform but can be used with any third party ADCS controllers that can provide 3 H-bridge PWM controlled voltage outputs to each torquer coil.

Features:
- Suitable for CubeSat detumbling & magnetic attitude control
- Compatible with PC-104 form factor and most CubeSat structures
- 3 separate 1.5 mm pitch PicoLock™ connectors for power input to each axis (connectors can be customized if required)
- PCB: Gold plated FR-4 (IPC-6012B)
- IPC – A600H class 3 assembly, soldering per ESA specification ECSS-Q-70-08
- Mass: 205g ±1%
Performance:
- 2 magnetorquer rods with soft magnetic cores and 1 air torquer coil
- Dipole magnetic moment strength (typ.): 0.30 Am² (X & Y axis) Dipole magnetic moment strength (typ.): 0.34 Am² (Z axis).
- Supply voltage: up to 5 V
- Power consumption (typ.): ~0.4 W