Poster + Paper
5 October 2023 Fabrication and testing of high fill-factor solar panels for SPRITE CubeSat
Adriana Diaz, Dmitry Vorobiev, Briana Indahl, Dana Chafetz, William Snyder, Jack Williams, Maitland Bowen, Brian Fleming
Author Affiliations +
Conference Poster
Abstract
SPRITE is a NASA far-UV telescope and spectrograph being designed and assembled at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). SPRITE’s mission is UV astrophysics in the 1000 - 1750 Angstroms spectral regime. SPRITE will observe low-redshift galaxies, as well as supernova remnants in the Milky Way. SPRITE’s complex science payload is extremely constrained by the volume allocation of the 12U CubeSat form factor. Our solution to deal with SPRITE's volume constraints, is to fabricate solar panels with a high fill factor. With only three deployable single-hinge panels and one body-mounted panel, SPRITE is able to generate 8.5 to 9.7 Watts of power when fully illuminated, using 45 Azur Space AG30A solar cell assemblies. SPRITE is currently finishing the integration and testing phase of its program, with a launch manifested for August 2024.
(2023) Published by SPIE. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
Adriana Diaz, Dmitry Vorobiev, Briana Indahl, Dana Chafetz, William Snyder, Jack Williams, Maitland Bowen, and Brian Fleming "Fabrication and testing of high fill-factor solar panels for SPRITE CubeSat", Proc. SPIE 12678, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXIII, 126781G (5 October 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677665
Advertisement
Advertisement
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission  Get copyright permission on Copyright Marketplace
KEYWORDS
Solar cells

Epoxies

Fabrication

Design and modelling

Connectors

Electroluminescence

Prototyping

Back to Top