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Thermal Cycle Lifetest of Swaged Cathode HeatersThis viewgraph presentation reviews the thermal cycling test for the Dawn mission. The flight system, the mission requirements, and the Ion Propulsion System (IPS) are shown. The Dawn mission requires periodic thruster shutdown for data transmission and coast periods. The thermal cycling test is designed to simulate approximately three complete mission profiles. The results of the tests are reviewed.
Document ID
20070035981
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/40346
Authors
Polk, Jay (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Ramesham, Rajeshuni (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
February 28, 2007
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Meeting Information
Meeting: IMAP 2nd Advanced Technology Workshop on Reliability of Advanced Packages and Devices in Extreme Cold Environments
Location: Arcadia, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: February 27, 2007
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
ion engines
cathodes

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