Environmental testing and flight qualification of the TOPEX/POSEIDON spacecraft solar panels were performed with infrared (IR) lamps and a control system that were newly designed and integrated. The basic goal was more rigorous testing of the costly panels' new composite-structure design without jeopardizing their safety. The technique greatly reduces the costs and high risks of testing flight solar panels.


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    Title :

    The development of an Infrared Environmental System for TOPEX Solar Panel Testing


    Contributors:
    Noller, E. (author)

    Publication date :

    1994-07-01


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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