Focal Plane Assembly

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The detector, its thermoelectric cooler, and proximity electronics that digitize star images at 5-10 Hz.

Direct parts	6
Total parts	7
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly

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The detector, its thermoelectric cooler, and proximity electronics that digitize star images at 5-10 Hz. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Focal Plane Assembly parts and their functions

6 top-level parts · 7 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Focal Plane Assembly parts diagram: 1 CMOS image sensor, 2 thermoelectric cooler, 3 detector board, 4 cold finger, 5 SMD passive (R/C/L), 6 connector. 7 parts in 6 top-level items. — Focal Plane Assembly parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	CMOS Image Sensor	1×	CMOS APS detector, ~1024×1024
2	Thermoelectric Cooler	1×	Thermoelectric cooler
3	Detector Board	1×	Readout and bias board
4	Cold Finger	1×	Heat conduction path
5	SMD Passive (R/C/L)	1×	Surface-mount resistors, capacitors, and inductors, typically in 0402 to 1206 packages, that set voltages, filter noise, and time signals on a circuit board.
6	Connector	2×	Flex-link to processor

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Bill of materials for Focal Plane Assembly

6 top-level lines · 6 rows shown · 7 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	CMOS Image Sensor	image-sensor	1×	1	·	part
2	Thermoelectric Cooler	star-tracker-tec	1×	1	·	part
3	Detector Board	star-tracker-detector-board	1×	1	·	part
4	Cold Finger	star-tracker-cold-finger	1×	1	·	part
5	SMD Passive (R/C/L)	smd-passives	1×	1	·	part
6	Connector	connector	2×	2	·	part

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Where the focal plane assembly is used

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Space Systems 1 Star Tracker

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Star Tracker

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇨🇳Foxconn foxconn.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore) flex.com ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies dixoninfo.com ↗	Noida, IN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics bydelectronic.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp venture.com.sg ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks