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Lessons Learned in the Flight Qualification of the S-NPP and NOAA-20 Solar Array Mechanisms
Helfrich, Daniel ; Sexton, Adam
关键词: DEPLOYMENT;    LESSONS LEARNED;    PERFORMANCE TESTS;    QUALIFICATIONS;    SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS;    SOLAR ARRAYS;    COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES;    GAS BEARINGS;    HINGES;    PANELS;    TORQUE;   
RP-ID  :  GSFC-E-DAA-TN53235
学科分类:数学(综合)
美国|英语
来源: NASA Technical Reports Server
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【 摘 要 】

Deployable solar arrays are the energy source used on almost all Earth orbiting spacecraft and their release and deployment are mission-critical; fully testing them on the ground is a challenging endeavor. The 8 meter long deployable arrays flown on two sequential NASA weather satellites were each comprised of three rigid panels almost 2 meters wide. These large panels were deployed by hinges comprised of stacked constant force springs, eddy current dampers, and were restrained through launch by a set of four releasable hold-downs using shape memory alloy release devices. The ground qualification testing of such unwieldy deployable solar arrays, whose design was optimized for orbital operations, proved to be quite challenging and provides numerous lessons learned. A paperwork review and follow-up inspection after hardware storage determined that there were negative torque margins and missing lubricant, this paper will explain how these unexpected issues were overcome. The paper will also provide details on how the hinge subassemblies, the fully-assembled array, and mechanical ground support equipment were subsequently improved and qualified for a follow-on flight with considerably less difficulty. The solar arrays built by Ball Aerospace Corp. for the Suomi National Polar Partnership (S-NPP) satellite and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1) satellite (now NOAA-20) were both successfully deployed on-obit and are performing well.

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