Analysis of systems hardware flown on LDEF. Results of the systems special investigation group
Abstract
The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) was retrieved after spending 69 months in low Earth orbit (LEO). LDEF carried a remarkable variety of mechanical, electrical, thermal, and optical systems, subsystems, and components. The Systems Special Investigation Group (Systems SIG) was formed to investigate the effects of the long duration exposure to LEO on systems related hardware and to coordinate and collate all systems analysis of LDEF hardware. Discussed here is the status of the LDEF Systems SIG investigation through the end of 1991.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- April 1992
- Bibcode:
- 1992STIN...9231677D
- Keywords:
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- Electric Equipment;
- Exposure;
- Failure Analysis;
- Long Duration Exposure Facility;
- Optical Equipment;
- Radiation Damage;
- Spaceborne Experiments;
- Spacecraft Equipment;
- Spacecraft Power Supplies;
- Systems Analysis;
- Collating;
- Contamination;
- Coordinates;
- Earth Orbits;
- Fasteners;
- Lubricants;
- Meteoroid Hazards;
- Solar Cells;
- Solar Radiation;
- Temperature Control;
- Spacecraft Design, Testing and Performance