COARSE SUN SENSOR DETECTOR (Cosine type)

Typical Model

CONFIGURATION

Single Detector

HERITAGE

Hundreds flown on many programs

PARAMETERS

FIELD OF VIEW: Approx. cosine, conical symmetry
Note: Baffles can be provided to restrict the field of view (FOV)
NPUT POWER: None
OUTPUT: 500µA to 1300µA peak. Can be customized to program requirements

APPLICATIONS

Solar-Array pointing
Sun acquisition
Fail-safe recovery

Typical CSS response with no baffles installed

Actual CSS response is shown solid; true cosine is shown dashed.