Battery performance simulation for the Magellan mission
Abstract
A battery performance simulation for the Magellan mission to Venus has been operating at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for nearly three years. The unique operational requirements for the Magellan batteries and the test system constructed to simulate them are described. Simulation results to date are presented and compared with actual spacecraft battery performance. Recommendations for planning of future mission simulation tests are provided.
- Publication:
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IECEC 1991; Proceedings of the 26th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Volume 3
- Pub Date:
- 1991
- Bibcode:
- 1991iece....3..298G
- Keywords:
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- Data Simulation;
- Electric Batteries;
- Magellan Ultraviolet Astronomy Satellite;
- Mission Planning;
- Orbital Space Tests;
- Performance Tests;
- Temperature Compensation;
- Spacecraft Propulsion and Power