The International Telecommunications Satellite (INTELSAT) Solar Array Coupon (ISAC) atomic oxgyen flight experiment: Techniques, results and summaryTechniques and results of the ISAC flight experiment are presented, and comparisons between flight tests results and ground based testing are made. The ISAC flight experiment, one component of a larger INTELSAT 6 rescue program, tested solar array configurations and individual silver connects in ground based facilities and during STS-41 (Space Shuttle Discovery). In addition to the INTELSAT specimens, several materials, for which little or no flight data exist, were also tested for atomic oxygen reactivity. Dry lubricants, elastomers, polymeric materials, and inorganic materials were exposed to an oxygen atom fluence of 1.2 x 10(exp 20) atoms. Many of the samples were selected to support Space Station Freedom design and decision-making.
Document ID
19940016918
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Koontz, S. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
King, G. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Dunnet, A. (International Telecommunications Satellite Organization Washington, DC., United States)
Kirkendahl, T. (Communications Satellite Corp. Washington, DC., United States)
Linton, R. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL., United States)
Vaughn, J. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL., United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: CNES, Fifth International Symposium on Materials in a Space Environment