Pico Satellite Solar Cell Testbed (PSSC Testbed) Design

Abstract

The PSSC Testbed flight experiment is designed to obtain accelerated space environment degradation data for advanced solar cells. The acceleration factor, with respect to total dose radiation for operational missions, will be obtained by flying the PSSC Testbed in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). The resulting data will provide DOD and commercial users of advanced solar cells insight into the actual performance of these solar cells before they are flown as the power supply of a multimillion dollar satellite.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA477827

Entities

People

  • D. A. Hinkley
  • D. L. Rumsey
  • E. J. Simburger
  • H. D. Yoo
  • J. E. Granata
  • J. S. Halpine
  • J. Swenson
  • Siqing Liu

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Battery Chargers
  • Detectors
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Picosatellites
  • Radiation
  • Satellite Buses
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Panels
  • Space Environments
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Orbits

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Immunology
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites