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CubeSat Magnetorquer SatBus MTQ

CubeSat Magnetorquer SatBus MTQ

The minimum order quantity for this subsystem is 20 pieces.

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.

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The minimum order quantity for this subsystem is 20 pieces.

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