An Evaluation of a Space Flight Test of Hardened Solar Array Technology

Abstract

On 2 September 1972, the Navy launched a navigational satellite of the Transit series. This satellite, which was called TRIAD during its development, has a radioisotope thermal generator (RTG) for its main power source; however, it has an auxiliary power source consisting of four experimental hardened solar panel segments. Another one of the experiments on board the spacecraft is a set of six solar cell modules designated the Environmental Survey Panel (ESP). This report will describe the pre-flight tests that were conducted on the solar power experiments, the results of those tests, and the flight data that are available.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0919085

Entities

People

  • John M. Green

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Reduction
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Generators
  • Navigation Satellites
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Simulators
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Panels
  • Spacecraft
  • Telemetry
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Solar Physics
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites