TE Connectivity / Measurement Specialties Surface Mount Temperature Sensors
TE Connectivity's (TE) Measurement Specialties Surface Mount Temperature Sensors for Space applications are welded to 26AWG polyimide-insulated twisted pair wires and encapsulated using a thermally conductive epoxy resin on a flat aluminum housing. The construction is based on TE Connectivity's established ESA Qualified NTC Thermistor probe, which has been used in the industry for over 25 years, offering proven performance and outstanding reliability.
Features
- RTD platinum temperature sensors for space
- High reliability and excellent stability
- Flat surface for ease of mounting
- 26AWG twisted pair ESCC 390101911 wire
- Various wire lengths available
- 100Ω and 1000Ω nominal resistances at 0°C
- Individual serial numbering
- NTC thermistor temperature sensors for commercial space
- High reliability and excellent stability
- Flat surface for ease of mounting
- Based on an ESA (European Space Agency) qualified device
- NTC thermistor temperature sensors for space
- ESA (European Space Agency) qualified
- High reliability and excellent stability
- Space flight heritage
- Flat surface for ease of mounting
- Various wire lengths and wire types
- Various resistance-temperature curves with nominal resistances at +25°C ranging from 2000Ω to 100KΩ
Applications
- Low-temperature satellite applications
- Temperature control
- Temperature monitoring
- Temperature compensation
- Solar panels
- Payload equipment
- LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites
- Constellation satellites
- Guidance and navigation systems
- Control and computer systems
Specifications
- RTD platinum temperature sensors for space
- Manufacturing and testing based on ESCC (European Space Components Coordination) Generic Specification No. 4006
- Operating temperatures ranging from -170°C to +125°C
- Storage temperatures ranging from -170°C to +125°C
- 100Ω and 1000Ω nominal resistances at 0°C
- 3850ppm/K characteristic curve
- NTC thermistor temperature sensors for commercial space
- Operating temperatures ranging from -60°C to +90°C
- Storage temperatures ranging from -60°C to +125°C
- 15KΩ nominal resistance at +25°C
- ±1°C from -20°C to +50°C
- NTC thermistor temperature sensors for space
- ESCC (European Space Components Coordination) Generic Specification No. 4006 (this specification defines the general requirements for the qualification, procurement, and delivery of NTC Thermistors for space applications)
- ESCC Detail Specification No. 4006014 (this specification details the ratings, physical and electrical characteristics, and test and inspection data. It supplements the requirements of, and shall be read in conjunction with, ESCC Generic Specification No. 4006)
- Operating temperatures ranging from -60°C to +160°C
- Storage temperatures ranging from -60°C to +160°C
Published: 2025-10-22
| Updated: 2025-10-30