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SpaceX CRS-15, ECOSTRESS

Spacecraft Name
SpaceX CRS-15
COSPAR ID
2018-055B
Launch Date
2018-06-29
Spacecraft Description
The ECOSystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) instrument is a multi-spectral thermal infrared imaging radiaometer. Ist primary mission is to investigate and understand how climate change affects water and carbon usage on Earth. ECOSTRESS was launched on 2018-06-29 by the SpaceX Falcon9 Rocket on the CRS-15 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), installed on the Japanese Experiment Module External Facility (JEM-EF), and completed nine months of operation in space.

Thermal Analysis

Analysis Object
ECOSTRESS
Analysis Description
The ECOSTRESS Heat Rejection System (HRS) is a single-phase liquid pumped fluid loop that was designed to collect 800W of payload heat dissipation and environmental heating. The working fluid is FC-72, a perfluorocarbon dielectric liquid by 3M. Fluid circulation is provided by the JEM-EF Active Thermal Control System (ATCS).
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