The Naval Postgraduate School Solar Cell Array Tester (NPS-SCAT) is the first CubeSat for the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). The NPS-SCAT mission was designed to measure solar cell performance degradation in low earth orbit. NPS-SCAT serves as a pathfinder for future NPS CubeSat missions. This thesis documents the pre-flight NPS-SCAT battery analysis, power budget, vibration analysis, beacon antenna integration evaluation, and conformal coat study. Some data from the flight is presented, which validates the pre-flight power budget analysis.


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    Title :

    NPS Solar Cell Array Tester Cubesat Flight Testing and Integration


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    Publication date :

    2014


    Size :

    59 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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