Making a CubeSat Magnetorquer Coil | SOURCE
Channel: KSat Stuttgart
Date: 2022-01-02

In December 2021 we wound a new magnetorquer coil for our CubeSat #SOURCE. These coils produce a magnetic field that wants to align with the Earth's (like a compass needle) and drags the satellite along. By controlling three coils in different directions, it is possible to steer the satellite.

SOURCE uses three magnetorquers: two cylindrical coils with ferrite cores and one "flat panel" coil. In this video, we show you how the flat panel coil is made. This particular one will not fly, but will be used for tests and to help us learn how to improve the manufacturing process to fit all the turns we need into the available volume and have all wires secured so the magnetorquer survives the rocket launch.

A big thank you to the Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ILEA) for allowing us to use their workshop!

More about SOURCE: https://www.ksat-stuttgart.de/en/our-projects/source/
How to join the team: https://www.ksat-stuttgart.de/de/dein-start-bei-ksat/

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