SEDSAT 1

Spacecraft Name

SEDSAT 1

COSPAR ID

1998-061B

Launch Date

1998-10-24

Spacecraft Description

SEDSAT 1 is a cubic satellite with a size of 34 × 34 × 30.5 cm³ and weighing about 37 kg.

Thermal Analysis

Analysis Object

System

Analysis Description

SEDSAT 1 has an in-orbit temperature requirement band between 5 °C and 15 °C, due to the NiM Hydride batteries and the solar cells. The latest SINDA/NEVADA model of SEDSAT 1 consists of 48 nodes.

Software Used

• NEVADA
• SINDA
• THAWS

References

• Randorf (1992)
  Jeffrey Allen Randorf, "Multiple-node thermal analysis of SEDSAT1 using THAWS", Small Satellite Technologies and Applications II, 1992. 10.1117/12.138029