MTQ140 Demisable Magnetorquer
MTQ140 Demisable Magnetorquer
Lusospace’ MTQ140 magnetorquer is used for attitude and control purposes, including detumbling and stabilization of the small size satellites and for reaction wheels unloading. The magnetorquer is a passive magnetic system which generates a magnetic field that interacts with the Earth’s magnetic field and provides a control torque that can be used by the spacecraft AOCS.
A key feature of Lusospace’ magnetorquer is being Demisable by design. Typically, the magnetic core of a magnetorquer above 3.5 kg tends to survive re-entry, mainly due to the shielding effect resultant from the spacecraft and the magnetorquer housing. To tackle the needs identified for demisability for this recurrent actuator, Lusospace developed a Demisable Magnetorquer solution.
The MTQ140 is currently being qualified for space applications (TRL 8) according to ECSS (ESA) and its design is free from any non-EU export restrictions. In particular, the MTQ140 is ITAR and EAR free.
