French-German Broadcasting Satellites Advanced Thermal Control Société AEROSPATIALE

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Giovagnoli, F., author.

Conference Name:

Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems (1984-07-16 : San Diego, California, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1984

Summary:

FRANCE and GERMANY have undertaken a joint program to provide the two countries with direct broadcasting satellites.The developed platforms and their thermal control must permit :The proposed modular concept allows easy adaptation to various payloadsThese satellites require an advanced thermal control design to:The proposed thermal control concept relies, in particular, on various heatpipe networks (86 units, total length 118 m), large radiative areas and numerous heaters with a specific Thermal Control Electronic (TCE).In-depth thermal analyses and important development tests have been performed to assess thermal performances

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Publisher Number:

840966

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