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Development of the Solar Array Deployment and Drive System for the XTE SpacecraftThe X-ray Timing Explorer (XTE) spacecraft is a NASA science low-earth orbit explorer-class satellite to be launched in 1995, and is an in-house Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) project. It has two deployable aluminum honeycomb solar array wings with each wing being articulated by a single axis solar array drive assembly. This paper will address the design, the qualification testing, and the development problems as they surfaced of the Solar Array Deployment and Drive System.
Document ID
19950020864
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rodger Farley
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, United States)
Son Ngo
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1995
Publication Information
Publication: 29th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium
Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CP-3293
Meeting Information
Meeting: 29th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium
Location: League City, TX
Country: US
Start Date: May 17, 1995
End Date: May 19, 1995
Sponsors: Lockheed Missiles and Space Company (United States), National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Accession Number
95N27284
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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