Development of the Astro Edge solar array
- Astro Aerospace Corp., Carpinteria, CA (United States)
The Astro Edge solar array is a new and innovative low concentrator power generating system which has been selected for CTA Incorporated`s NASA Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative (SSTI) program. Under the program, Astro will design, develop, produce and qualify two flight Astro Edge wings to support a July 1996 launch of the SSTI SmallSat dubbed ``CLARK``. The Astro Edge was selected as a new technology to benefit future NASA and commercial missions by providing high specific power, high stiffness, low risk, low stowed volume, reliability, light weight, and cost reduction features to meet the agency`s better, faster, cheaper goals. A brief program overview of design requirements, configuration, subsystem description, analysis, and planned testing of the SSTI Astro Edge solar array is discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 191177
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941203--; ISBN 0-7803-1459-X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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