NPS Solar Cell Array Tester CubeSat flight testing and integration
Authors
Helker, Joseph K.
Subjects
solar cell array tester
CubeSat
Naval Postgraduate School
NPS-SCAT
solarcell
integration
vibration testing
Clyde space battery
ORS-3
I-V curve
sun sensor
space systems
CubeSat
Naval Postgraduate School
NPS-SCAT
solarcell
integration
vibration testing
Clyde space battery
ORS-3
I-V curve
sun sensor
space systems
Advisors
Newman, James H.
Date of Issue
2014-09
Date
Sep-14
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
Language
Abstract
The Naval Postgraduate School Solar Cell Array Tester (NPS-SCAT) is the first CubeSat for the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). The NPS-SCAT mission was designed to measure solar cell performance degradation in low earth orbit. NPS-SCAT serves as a pathfinder for future NPS CubeSat missions. This thesis documents the pre-flight NPS-SCAT battery analysis, power budget, vibration analysis, beacon antenna integration evaluation, and conformal coat study. Some data from the flight is presented, which validates the pre-flight power budget analysis.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Space Systems Academic Group
Organization
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
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Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.