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Rocket Lab's RW-0.2 Reaction Wheel is designed for high-agility remote sensing or science microsatellites and it's optimized for radiation hardness.

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Last updated: 2023-05-25

200 mNms RW-0.2 Reaction Wheel

Image of Rocket Lab - 200 mNms RW-0.2 Reaction Wheel on the satsearch marketplace

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Technical specs

nominal momentum
± 0.2 N m s
torque
± 100 mN m
command/telemetry
Redundant RS-485
length
105 mm
width
103 mm
height
46 mm
mass
< 0.6 kg
static imbalance (average)
2 g mm
dynamic imbalance (average)
30 g mm^2
supply voltage
24 V to 34 V (nominal 28 V)
power (28 V in vacuum)
2.8 W @ 0.2 Nms, steady state
112 W @ 0.2 Nms, +100 mNm torque
operating temperature
-30 to 85 C
random vibration
20.16 Grms
radiation (TID)
50 krad (board level)

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  • Click here to add the Rocket Lab - 200 mNms RW-0.2 Reaction Wheel to the Valispace engineering tool from satsearch
  • Click here to add the Rocket Lab - 200 mNms RW-0.2 Reaction Wheel to Lynapse Studio by Spacebackend
  • Click here to add the Rocket Lab - 200 mNms RW-0.2 Reaction Wheel to 360 by IENAI

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