Publication Date:
2013-08-31
Description:
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) nickel-hydrogen battery module was designed by Lockheed Missile & Space Co (LMSC) and manufactured by Eagle-Picher Ind. (EPI) for the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) as an Orbital Replacement Unit (ORU) for the nickel-cadmium batteries originally selected for this low earth orbit mission. The design features of the HST nickel hydrogen battery are described and the results of an extended charge retention test are summarized.
Keywords:
ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONVERSION
Type:
NASA. Marshall Space Flight Center, The 1992 NASA Aerospace Battery Workshop; p 293-31
Format:
application/pdf
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