Spin-stabilized artificial satellite with passive compensation of solar radiation pressure
CA 2048181 A1 · Owner: Aerospatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle · Inventors: Reboux, Alain
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TITLE OF THE INVENTION, "Spin-stabilized artificial satellite with passive compensation of solar radiation pressure TEXT OF THE ABSTRACT, A satellite (1) adapted to be stabilized in terrestrial orbit by rotation about an axis (z) oriented at least approximately NORTH-SOUTH comprises on its external wall a solar generator comprising a plurality of columns (9) of solar cells (5) divided into groups adapted to supply at least one given electrical voltage. In each of a plurality of groups (G1 G2, G3) equi-, angularly distributed in the circumferential direction the cells straddle two columns electrically connected by at least two electrical connections (10) forming with the group(s) to which …
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- Filed July 31, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 31, 2011.
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