High Deployed Stiffness for Agile Maneuvering
This locking spring driven hinge offers repeatable positioning of small solar panels and other appendages.
The high deployed stiffness (> 5 Hz for 3.5 kg solar panels) enables agile maneuvering and accurate pointing of small spacecraft.
- Flight proven: USAF STPSat-1, launched in 2007, had 8 Honeybee hinges deploy 4 panels with 100% success
- Simple construction: High reliability design consisting of flight approved materials
- Deployment verification: Integrated micro-switches for positive indication at fully stowed and fully deployed end-of-travel positions.
- Custom developed: We developed and validated this hinge design in <8 months for our customer