January 26, 1987 marks the ninth inflight anniversary of the IUE spacecraft, launched into an eccentric, synchronous orbit on January 26, 1978. The orbital path has subjected the spacecraft to 18 solar eclipse seasons since launch. Nine years of inflight operations culminate in a major milestone for battery support to a spacecraft, which is well in excess of the initial 3-year design life of the Ni-Cd cells.


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    Title :

    International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) spacecraft battery performance update


    Additional title:

    AKtuelle Batterie-Leistungsdaten des internationalen Ultraviolett-Forschungssatelliten


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Journal of Power Sources ; 21 , 3-4 ; 283-289


    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    7 Seiten



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English