The Polar Platform is a multi-mission platform designed to operate from low earth polar orbits. Its purpose is to accommodate and support various instrument complements dedicated to meteorology, earth observation and science.In its first mission configuration, ENVISAT-1, dedicated to earth observation, the lower three sections of the Payload Module represent the Payload Equipment Bay (PEB), which houses the payload support subsystem units and various payload instrument electronics equipment. All units are mounted on to the internal faces of the PEB CFRP honeycomb side panels.The PEB thermal design is basically passive, assisted by heaters and in general uses conventional techniques. However, thermal doublers, used to spread high heat fluxes over a greater area are made for the first time from carbon/carbon. This material matches the low coefficient of thermal expansion of the CFRP panels and at the same time provides the high thermal conductivity required for this application.This paper describes the thermal control of the PEB in general and focuses on the development of the, for this application, novel carbon/carbon material.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Polar Platform Payload Equipment Bay Thermal Control Aspects


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:
    Cataloglu, A. (author) / Pieper, B. (author) / Argles, P. (author)

    Conference:

    International Conference On Environmental Systems ; 1994



    Publication date :

    1994-06-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Polar Platform - Thermal Control of Payload Equipment Bay and Data Relay Satellite Terminal

    Cataloglu, A. / Reich, G. / Szigetvari, Z. | SAE Technical Papers | 1995


    European Polar Platform ENVISAT-1 Mission: Thermal Design and Payload Thermal Accommodation

    Lusteau, C. / Spinella, G. / Pieper, P. et al. | SAE Technical Papers | 1994


    Polar platform payload requirements in the 1990's

    Vane, D. / Donohoe, M. | NTRS | 1986


    PAYLOAD MOUNTING PLATFORM

    ZHAO TAO / ZHAO XI FENG / WANG YONG et al. | European Patent Office | 2019

    Free access

    PAYLOAD MOUNTING PLATFORM

    ZHAO TAO / ZHAO XI FENG / WANG YONG et al. | European Patent Office | 2019

    Free access