MASS-5

Name: MASS-5
Brand: Solar MEMS Technologies

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Overview

MASS sensor includes one accelerometer, one magnetometer, and one sun sensor to measure angle of sunray, DNI solar radiation and azimuth and elevation position of the device. This information is very useful to develop solar tracking controllers, with no other devices. Its characteristics make it a suitable tool for high accurate sun-tracking and positioning systems, with low power consumption and high reliability. MASS sensor has been designed with a unique and novel own technology based on MEMS fabrication processes to achieve high integrated sensing structures at low cost.

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Overview

Name: MASS-5
Vendor: Solar MEMS Technologies
Subsystem: ACDS Subsystem
Component Type: Sun Sensor
Form Factor: SmallSat
Heritage: N/A

Vendor Details

Name: Solar MEMS Technologies
Website: http://www.solar-mems.com/
Founded: 2009
Summary: Solar MEMS Technologies is a technological-based company specialized in the development of Sun Sensors for space applications and other high technology industries. Our Sun Sensor on a Chip technology is based on MEMS (Micro-electro-mechanical-systems) fabrication processes to achieve highly integrated sensing structures at low cost for high accurate AOCS, sun-tracking and positioning systems. With customers in more than 50 countries and flight heritage since 2009, the company has thousands of sun sensors in orbit and is the supplier of many satellite constellations including OneWeb among others. Solar MEMS premises include state-of-the-art equipment and facilities for microsystems, optics, and electronics development and integration with industrialized clean room manufacturing capabilities and sun sensor assembly lines for high-volume production rates. Moreover, Solar MEMS offers different Optical Ground Support Equipment (OGSE) for sun sensor testing and engineering services, including design, development, manufacturing and implementation of customized devices and solutions. The company offers its engineering and consulting services to space companies for tailored electronic and mechanical designs, including integration processes and interface adaptations. Distributors: - AAC SpaceQuest (USA) - Satrec Initiative (South Korea)