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InSight, HP3

Spacecraft Name
InSight
COSPAR ID
2018-042A
Launch Date
2018-05-05 (Launch), 2018-11-26 (Landing)
Spacecraft Description
N/A

Thermal Analysis

Analysis Object
HP3
Analysis Description
Thermal models for Mole, Support Structure, Radiometer, and Back-end electronics were created using Thermal Desktop. Support Structure convective heat exchange with Martian atmosphere is modelled with a constant convective heat transfer coefficient. According to the MArs Pathfinder and Mars rover Sojourner tests: h = 1–2 W/m²K for wind speed of 0–5 m/sec.
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