Reaction Wheels

Technical Specifications



Momentum	1 Nms	500 mNms	200 mNms	100 mNms
Output Torque	100 mNm	100 mNm	25 mNm	20 mNm
Volume	109 x 109 xx 42.5 mm³	97 x 97 x 40 mm³	70 x 70 x 45 mm³	60 x 60 x 45 mm³
Mass	1.2 kg	0.8 kg	430 g	0.35 kg
Operating Voltage Range	9 to 33.6 V	20 - 35 V	9 - 33.6 V	9 - 33.6 V
Interface	CAN - UART	CAN	CAN	CAN
Momentum (4x WHL)*	1.78 Nms	890 Nms	356 Nms	890 Nms
Torque (4x WHL)*	up to 180 mNm	up to 180 mNm	up to 45 mNm	up to 36 mNm
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WHL-1000

Momentum: 1 Nms
Output Torque: 100 mNm
Volume: 109 x 109 xx 42.5 mm³
Mass: 1.2 kg
Operating Voltage Range: 9 to 33.6 V
Interface: CAN - UART
Momentum (4x WHL)*: 1.78 Nms
Torque (4x WHL)*: up to 180 mNm

WHL-500

Momentum: 500 mNms
Output Torque: 100 mNm
Volume: 97 x 97 x 40 mm³
Mass: 0.8 kg
Operating Voltage Range: 20 - 35 V
Interface: CAN
Momentum (4x WHL)*: 890 Nms
Torque (4x WHL)*: up to 180 mNm

WHL-200

Momentum: 200 mNms
Output Torque: 25 mNm
Volume: 70 x 70 x 45 mm³
Mass: 430 g
Operating Voltage Range: 9 - 33.6 V
Interface: CAN
Momentum (4x WHL)*: 356 Nms
Torque (4x WHL)*: up to 45 mNm

WHL-100

Momentum: 100 mNms
Output Torque: 20 mNm
Volume: 60 x 60 x 45 mm³
Mass: 0.35 kg
Operating Voltage Range: 9 - 33.6 V
Interface: CAN
Momentum (4x WHL)*: 890 Nms
Torque (4x WHL)*: up to 36 mNm

Scan wider. Slew between every target.

Pyramid Mini CMG configuration gives a 500 kg class imaging satellite the torque to re-orient several degrees per second, capturing target after target without excessive wait time waiting for the spacecraft.

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Multi-Strip Imaging

A satellite equipped with a cluster of control-moment gyroscopes provides the necessary control authority to reorient the spacecraft between target acquisition and collection. A satellite of 100 kgm^2 of inertia is being considered for the following use case,

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