TOPEX/Poseidon electrical power system -- Lessons learned
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OSTI ID:435530
- Orbital Sciences Corp., Germantown, MD (United States)
- California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena, CA (United States). Jet Propulsion Lab.
The main objective of the TOPEX/Poseidon Spacecraft is to monitor the world`s oceans for scientific study of weather and climate prediction, coastal storm warning and maritime safety. The operational conditions of this satellite imposed challenging requirements for the on-board Electrical Power System (EPS). Going through various phases of its development and on-orbit performance verifications, there were certain events and/or circumstances the authors would have liked to avoid. Some circumstances were avoided with preventative measures, other potentially detrimental events were not. Thus, a number of very valuable lessons were learned which are presented in this paper.
- OSTI ID:
- 435530
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960805--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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