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Magellan battery operations: An overviewThe Magellan Spacecraft's mission to map Venus's surface provides a unique application for Nickel-Cadmium batteries. An overview of the spacecraft, power subsystem, battery, and mission requirements are presented. The reliability and performance of the batteries were extensively studied with a comprehensive test and analysis program. Actual data for cruise and a limited number of mapping orbits is also presented.
Document ID
19920017890
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Timmerman, Paul J. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Glueck, Peter R. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Marshall Space Flight Center, The 1990 NASA Aerospace Battery Workshop
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Accession Number
92N27133
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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