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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)
- INPUT 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.


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