Large area rigid panel deployable and trackable solar arrays are widely used in present-day operational satellites. Three solar array mechanisms of this thype for indian spacecraft are described, one of which has already undergone flight verification. The other two mechanisms are of higher complexity and being readied for launch in the immediate future, as essential for providing India's space services in communication and remote sensing fields. Design approach, test programme and implications of test modelling towards achieving the design goal are discussed. Performance characteristics of the solar array mechanisms achieved after flight verification and qualification tests are also highlighted in the paper.


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    Title :

    Solar array mechanisms for Indian satellites, APPLE, IRS and INSAT-IITS


    Additional title:

    Mechanismen fuer das Ausfahren der Sonnenzellenplatten der indischen Satelliten APPLE, IRS und INSAT-IITS


    Contributors:
    Das, S. (author) / Selvaraj, I. (author)

    Published in:

    Space Power ; 7 , 3/4 ; 247-260


    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    14 Seiten, 14 Bilder, 3 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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