The Thermal Control Subsystem engineers task is to maintain the temperature of all spacecraft components, subsystems, and the total flight system within specified limits for all flight modes from launch to end-of-mission. In some cases, specific stability and gradient temperature
Selection note: Curated for a spacecraft thermal-control design overview covering flight modes, temperature limits, stability, gradients, sensing, control, mass, and power interfaces.
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ntrs-20100018419
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power-thermal
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Authors
Miyake, Robert N.
Year
2008
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The Thermal Control Subsystem engineers task is to maintain the temperature of all spacecraft components, subsystems, and the total flight system within specified limits for all flight modes from launch to end-of-mission. In some cases, specific stability and gradient temperature limits will be imposed on flight system elements. The Thermal Control Subsystem of "normal" flight systems, the mass, power, control, and sensing systems mass and power requirements are below 10% of the total flight system resources. In general the thermal control subsystem engineer is involved in all other flight subsystem designs.
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