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Title: An update on the Deep Space 1 power system: SCARLET integration and test results

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OSTI ID:20000388

The Solar Concentrator Arrays with Refractive Linear Element Technology (SCARLET) system for the Deep Space 1 (DS1) spacecraft have been completed and delivered to JPL for integration with the spacecraft. This paper describes the array assembly, the qualification test program, and the results of the qualification tests. The array will provide power to the DS1 spacecraft and its NSTAR ion electric propulsion system. Launch is scheduled for October, 1998 from Kennedy Space Center, FL.

Research Organization:
Schafer Corp., Dayton, OH (US)
OSTI ID:
20000388
Resource Relation:
Conference: 33rd Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Colorado Springs, CO (US), 08/02/1998--08/06/1998; Other Information: 1 CD-ROM. Operating system required: Windows 3.x; Windows95/NT; Macintosh; UNIX. All systems need 2X CD-ROM drive., PBD: 1998; Related Information: In: Proceedings of the 33. intersociety energy conversion engineering conference, by Anghaie, S. [ed.], [2800] pages.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English