The Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) is an instrument on Landsat 8, launched in February 2013. The focal plane is cooled by a two-stage Ball Aerospace Stirling cycle cryocooler, with a coldfinger operating at 40K. This paper describes events during the spacecraft integration and test program, and results from early orbit operation of the cryocooler.
TIRS Cryocooler: Spacecraft Integration and Test and Early Flight Data
Cryogenics Engineering Conference and International Cryogenics Materials Conference (CEC/ICMC) ; 2013 ; Anchorage, AK, United States
2013-06-17
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English
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