The 15th scientific satellite, ASTRO-D, is being developed. The ASTRO-D X-ray observatory spacecraft, will be launched by a Mu booster in February, 1993. The electrical power for the ASTRO-D is supplied by two deployable solar array wings. The structural and technical design of the ASTRO-D solar array and the test results of an engineering model are outlined.
Solar Array of ASTRO-D Spacecraft
1991
6 pages
Report
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Englisch
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