Earth orbiting satellite with improved passive thermal radiator

Details Earth orbiting satellite with improved passive thermal radiator Earth orbiting satellite with improved passive thermal radiator

1983-11-30

1986-04-08

Barefoot, Galen L.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

Spacecraft formation, orbit, or interplanetary path

244158A, 244163, 165903, B64G 150

Patent

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045807485

ABSTRACT:
An earth orbiting satellite (10) having a despun interior portion (22) supporting heat generating elements (24) and a spinning exterior portion (12) having a thermal radiator (20) for heat radiated by these elements, is provided with reflectors (42, 44) in the annulus (40) between the spinning and despun portions, the reflectors being configured to reflect radiation from the annulus to the thermal radiator. See FIG. 2.

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patent: 3422886 (1969-01-01), Baller
patent: 3489203 (1970-01-01), Fischell
patent: 4162701 (1979-07-01), Ollendorf
patent: 4423605 (1984-01-01), Petrick et al.

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