Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
A study was performed of cooling methods for a space-borne, earth observing infrared optical instrument, AMTS. Major requirements on the thermal design are an optics temperature below 200 K, a detector array temperature below 75 K, orbital lifetime of 3 to 5 years, a near polar, sun synchronous orbit with altitude near 800 km. Power dissipation of the detectors is 38 mW, in the optics compartment 1.4 W. Large radiative coolers positioned so as to be shielded from sun, spacecraft and earth result in predicted optics temperature of 156 K and detector temperature of 63 K.
Keywords:
SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTATION
Type:
AIAA PAPER 81-1101
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Thermophysics Conference; Jun 23, 1981 - Jun 25, 1981; Palo Alto, CA
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