>[!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]]
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## 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. |