MAGNETOMETER SPECIFICATIONS
- Digital (RS-485)
- ≤ 7 Nt Resolution
- Power < 735 mW
- Radiation (TID) (Qualification) 10-30 krad (component level),
- Mass 82 g-115 g
- Low-noise AMR sensors with offset-compensation circuitry
- 3-axis field and temperature measurement
- Supplied with calibration matrix for accuracy
The NewSpace Systems (NSS) magnetometer is TRL 9 with significant in-orbit heritage. Developed in collaboration with the Space and Atmospheric Physics Group of Imperial College London, the sensor head first flew on the CINEMA mission and then as an integrated unit in July 2014. Since then, >400 units have been sold to a variety of international missions and constellation programmes. To date, this product is baselined on 5 constellation programmes.
- Can be used for the calculation of magnetorquer rod control torque levels
- Attitude determination sensor when used with an IGRF reference model
- Angular rate determination sensor by comparing successive measurements