Disclosed is a satellite which includes an Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) and at least one radiative surface, where the orientation of the satellite with respect to the sun is changed between a first position where the radiative surface points away from the Sun and a second position where the radiative surface points towards the Sun, thus allowing the satellite to purposefully radiate or absorb heat. The satellite may rotate around an axis perpendicular to the direction of travel. The satellite may maintain the first and second positions based on the temperature of the satellite. The radiative surface may be a polyvinyl fluoride film. The satellite may include an SAR antenna which points at the Earth in both the first and second positions.
Satellite thermal control
14.02.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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