« Back to Index HST (Hubble), Solar Array-3
- Spacecraft Name
- HST (Hubble)
- COSPAR ID
- 1990-037B
- Launch Date
- N/A
- Spacecraft Description
- N/A
Thermal Analysis
- Analysis Object
- Solar Array-3
- Analysis Description
- The Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 3B completed successfully in March 2002. This mission included installation of two new Solar Array (SA-3) assemblies. One of the concerns related to SA-3 was a possible mechanical disturbance caused by the quick temperature transition. Therefore, the Disturbance Verification Test (DVT) was conducted at the Large Space Simulator (LSS) chamber in the ESTEC facility, in October 2000. A mathematical thermal model of the test setup was constructed in TSS and SINDA. The thermal predictions were generated for the different test phases and compared to the flight thermal model predictions.
- Software Used
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References
- Nguyen et al. (2001)
Nguyen, Daniel H and Skladany, Lynn M and Prats, Benito D and Griffin, Thomas J, "Thermal performance of the Hubble space telescope (HST) solar Array-3 during the disturbance verification Test (DVT)", 4th International Symposium on Environmental Testing for Space Programmes, 2001.