Solar array system for solar maximum mission
On 14 February 1980, NASA Goddard's Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) observatory was launched from the Eastern Test Range, Florida. Approximately 70 minutes after launch, having reached its planned circular orbit of 315 n.mi., 28.5/sup 0/ inclination, the Solar Array System (SAS) was successfully deployed. This system, built for NASA by Hughes Aircraft Company, has provided all electrical power required during the observatory's two-year mission which was directed toward scientific exploration of the sun's activity. The SAS is the first solar array to be fully compatible with the power module of NASA's multimission modular spacecraft (MMS) and is the first array to employ solar cells whose covers are bonded by means of FEP Teflon. This paper describes the SAS design, its unique features, and the results of its successful in-orbit operation.
- Research Organization:
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
- OSTI ID:
- 5495172
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-820906-
- Journal Information:
- Conf. Rec. IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conf.; (United States), Conference: 16. IEEE photovoltaics specialists conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 28 Sep 1982
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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