COARSE ANALOG SUN SENSOR (CASS)

CONFIGURATION

No. of measurement axes:1

HERITAGE

More than one hundred flown on various programs

ARAMETERS

Field of view:
Measurement Direction
Linear Range ±20°
Full FOV ±40°
Insensitive Direction ±55° Min.
ACCURACY - Linear Range: ±0.75°
INPUT POWER: None
OUTPUT: 0 to 300 µA (each solar cell)

APPLICATIONS

Solar-Array Pointing
Sun Acquisition
Fail-Safe Recovery
Satellite Despin