MCS-A Thermal Control Subsystem ERNO Raumfahrttechnik GmbH, Bremen, West Germany

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Chalmers, D., author.

Conference Name:

Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems (1982-07-19 : San Diego, California, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1982

Summary:

In December 1981 the Maritime Communication Satellite MCS-A, was successfully launched on board ARIANE L04 to become the European Space Agency's first commercial telecommunication satellite. Presented in this paper is the history associated with the formulation, development and testing of the Thermal Control Subsystem designed for MCS-A, as well as a report from the initial evaluation of its in-orbit performance

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Publisher Number:

820862

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