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The origins of this project dates back to late 1990 when a group of professors from the Polytechnic University of Madrid intended to demonstrate that the university had the basic knowledge, materials and human resources to carry out an undertaking of this nature. Launch time: July7 , 1995
Mission Objects Analysis the behavior of liquids under microgravity conditions Demonstrate new technologies in orbit. Testing of two experimental solar panels supplied by ESA/ESTEC store-and-forward communications
Exploded view
0- Multilayer insulation 1- Antenna 2- Magnetic coils 3- Liquid Bridge Cell 4- Gyroscopes 5- Magnetometers 6- Electronics box 7- Batteries 8- Side panels 9- Solar panel
Payload
in-orbit demonstration experiments related to attitude control, store-and-forward communications and solar cells technology
Orbit Properties
Launch Vehicle
Launch vehicle: Ariane IV-40 Launch site: Kourou (in French Guiana) Payload type: Secondary payload along with the small French satellite Cerise(main payload was the military satellite Helios 1A)
Why this choice?
Low Cost Satellite and Launcher have the same standard system High Reliability for main payload
Structure
Structure
Materials used in structure
The interior surfaces of the satellite are finished with lowemissivity aluminum
Inside of the satellite is thermally insulated from the lateral closure panels Low thermal conductivity stainless steel screws were used in connection MLIs were used for cover the outside of lower and upper tray(the MLI contains seven layers of aluminized kapton with fiberglass as a separator) The satellite revolves in orbit around its longitudinal axis in order to keep the temperature of the solar panels uniform.
Power subsystem
Four solar panels
new aluminum interconnection system One panel with gallium arsenide cells, produced by FIAR
The other two panels use space proved technology, with silicon cells manufactured by DASA-WEDEL Product Capacity: 30 W of power at the beginning of the mission for each panel(average power supplied during one orbit is 20 W)
Power subsystem
Battery
Two batteries were used in parallel in order to provide equipment redundancy(supply 6 Ah)
Each consisting of 14 Nickel-Cadmium cells, GATES model GH 6000F Output levels: 5V, +12V, +15V, 24V and 30 V Also includes control devices for voltage and intensity levels, protection and battery charge control and timing of the latency period after separation
Configuration
0- Multilayer insulation 1- Antenna 2- Magnetic coils 3- Liquid Bridge Cell 4- Gyroscopes 5- Magnetometers 6- Electronics box 7- Batteries 8- Side panels 9- Solar panel