>[!summary] >This wheel is ideally suited for smaller cubesats. There are 10 units on-orbit on 4 spacecraft, with the first launch in June 2014 > 🔗 Official Page: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/space-systems/satellite-components/reaction-wheels/ 📋 Data Sheet: [[RW-0.01-Datasheet-v3.0.pdf]] ![[Pasted image 20250108214607.png]] ## Specs | Parameter | Value | | ------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Momentum (Nominal) | ±0.01 Nms | | Momentum (Peak) | ±0.018 Nms (at 5 V) | | Torque | ±1 mNm at 0.01 Nms (at 5 V) | | Control Mode | Speed or Torque | | Command/Telemetry | UART/ASYNC | | Mechanical Dimensions | 50 mm x 50 mm x 30 mm | | Mass | 122 g | | Supply Voltage | 3.4 V to 6.0 V (nominal 5 V) | | Supply Power (28 V Vacuum) | 1.05 W @ 0.01 Nms, +1 mNm<br>0.25 W @ 0.018 Nms steady state<br>0.11 W @ 0.005 Nms steady state | | Environment (Thermal) | −30°C to +85°C (operating) | | Environment (Vibration) | 12.87 gRMS | | Environment (Radiation) | 24 krad (board level) | | Flight Heritage (As of August 2 2024) | 19 units on orbit with 92 years of heritage since 2014.<br>Common design with RW-0.03: additional 87 units, 446 years since 2008. |