Performance of the IUE spacecraft batteries after 70 months
Abstract
The battery performance of the IUE spacecraft launched in 1977 is updated. Changes made in the battery operational procedures are detailed. The aging effects after several eclipse seasons and the effects of 8 C temperature was anticipated. The batteries met their design goals and should meet the 10 year goal.
- Publication:
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The 1983 Goddard Space Flight Center Battery Workshop
- Pub Date:
- September 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984batt.work..353T
- Keywords:
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- Iue;
- Nickel Cadmium Batteries;
- Performance Tests;
- Spacecraft Power Supplies;
- Capacitance;
- Electric Discharges;
- Electric Potential;
- Overvoltage;
- Solar Arrays;
- Solar Eclipses;
- Temperature Effects;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering