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HIGHLIGHTS

Heritage release with artificial muscles, spring operated deploy
Release within 5 seconds, Deploys immediately
Embedded antennas can be configured as 2 monopoles or 1 dipole, frequency range from VHF to L-band
Includes Release control board and contact sensors
Sun sensors and temperature sensors embedded
Designed for LEO missions and requirements
Manufactured according to space standards and custom mission design
Functional, performance, thermal bake out and vibration tests provided with documentation.
Very thin, 6.25mm folded, each panel is only 1.5mm thick
Discounts for complete mission sets
Compatible with ISIS and Pumpkin Structures
Compliant to CubeSat Standard
Compatible with QuadPack and ISIPOD Launch Adapters

DMSA: Deployable Multifunction Solar Array with embedded antennas, magnetorquers and sensors

From €4,400

The EXA DMSA/1 (Deployable Multifunction Solar Array for 1U) is the upgraded version of the venerable DSA 1/A, it is our entry level product of a family of deployable solar arrays based on artificial muscles for cubesats in the range of 1U to 6U. The arrays fold into a panel attached to the cubesat structure just as another solar panel and once in orbit it deploys to full extension, it includes deploy and release contact sensors and it's own deploy control board.

Now, in a world's first, it includes embedded antennas that range from VHF to L band, no longer you need to buy and manage antenna systems, the DMSA has them embedded in its structure as 2 monopoles or 1 dipole and they deploy with the solar array, you just connect the cable to your radio.

It also has an embedded magnetorquer, sun and temperature sensors, you can configure your choice of solar cells like our low cost solar cells to AzurSpace 3G-30 for very high power missions; the maximum folded thickness is 6.25 mm for the 3 panel array. Every array is tested and qualified in our own facilities and shipped with full reports, the DMSA/1 yields the best results when coupled with our high capacity batteries.

Availability: 4 to 6 weeks

Includes:

Full Engineering Support
Test Reports and ICD
Custom cables and Matching Board Connectors
Mounting Screws

Configure Product & Price

PERFORMANCE

Supply Voltage (depends on configuration):
- 4.5V to 5.2V top side
- 3.2V to 3V bottom side
2A@20V Schotky diodes integrated
Power Delivered:
- Condition full sunlight in LEO
- 1U Low cost solar cells: 3.75 W minimum
- 1U High power AzurSpace 3G-30: 12 W minimum
Cell Efficiency: 28% (High power) or 19% (low cost)
Release within 5 seconds
Deploys immediately
Embedded Magnetorquers MT02:
- Working Voltage: From 1.25V to 16V
- Working Current: From 100mAh to 2000 mAh
- Nominal Magnetic moment: >0.14 Am2
- Saturation Magnetic moment: >0.48 Am2
- Linearity: +/- 4% across operating design range
- Residual moment: <0.0075 Am2
- Torque: 3.66 µNm @ 3.2 mTesla (1U mass)
- Angular acceleration: 1.75 Rad/sec-2 (1U mass)
- B-center = 3.0 Gauss
- B-corners = 3.1 Gauss
- Typical resistance: 14.1 to 14.7 ohms @ 25°C
- Random Vibration: 16g rms
Embedded Antennas:
- Band Range: VHF to L-band
- Gain:
  - Monopole configuration = 2.1 dB
  - Dipole configuration = 3.1 dB
  - Extended Monopole = 2.3 dB
- Lambda: from 1/4 to full wave
- Connectors: User defined
- Cable: RG316 or User defined
Sun Sensor:
- Analog, GPIO, 5 to16V
- Linear response range from 0.2V to 5V
- Working current: 50 mA
- Working FOV: 65 degrees H/V
Temperature sensor:
- Analog, GPIO, 4 to 12V
- Linear response range from 0.3V to 1.5V
- Working current: 80 mA
- Working temperature: -65 to 135C

PROPERTIES

Mass (exact mass depends on configuration):
- 1 panel : 46g
- 2 panels:: 70g
- 3 panels: 92g
Panel Thickness:
- Folded:
  - 1 panel: 2 mm
  - 2 panels: 4 mm
  - 3 panels: 6.25 mm
- Unfolded: 1.5 mm
Deploy/Release control board included, TTL 3.3 or 5V operated
Operating Temperature: -80 to +130°C
Radiation Tolerance: 4 years minimum in LEO

COMPOSITION

Panels:
- Side panel: FR4-Tg180
- Deployable panels: FR4-Tg180 1.25mm thick
Contact sensors: Deploy and Release
Actuators:
- Deploy: Spring operated
- Release: EXA MDR/R1C, 50 grams max torque
Cell Material: GaAs (High power) or mono crystalline Silicon (low cost)
Cell Interconnector: Invar Silver plated
Interfaces:
- Custom choice, normally 3 Molex PicoBlade inline 4 pin connector with gold plated contacts
- PTFE (Teflon) space grade cables, single strand, silver plated copper (AWG26, AWG24)