On-orbit performance of TOPEX/Poseidon electrical power system through its design life of three years

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OSTI ID:163382

Chetty, P R.K.; Doherty, M ^[1]; Sherwood, R ^[2]

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1. Orbital Sciences Corp., Germantown, MD (United States)
2. California Inst. of Technology, Pasadena, CA (United States). Jet Propulsion Lab.

The main objective of the TOPEX Spacecraft is to monitor the World`s oceans for both scientific study of weather and climate prediction, coastal storm warning and maritime safety. TOPEX carries a radar altimeter, a microwave radiometer, a laser retro-reflector array, a frequency unit and an experimental GPS demonstration receiver provided by NASA, and a DORIS doppler tracking receiver and a solid-state radar altimeter provided by CNES, the French Space Agency. The spacecraft with these payloads imposed challenging requirements for the on-board Electrical Power System (EPS). This paper presents an overview of the EPS and its flight performance obtained through telemetry since launch.

• OSTI ID: 163382
• Report Number(s): CONF-950729--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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