The Bi-sat Observations of the Lunar Atmosphere above Swirls (BOLAS) is a NASA planetary CubeSat mission concept in low lunar orbit. The BOLAS lower CubeSat is at a 90 km altitude above the lunar surface during spiraling down from the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) to the Moon. Without phase change material (PCM), the worst hot case temperature prediction for the Command and Data Handling (C&DH) exceeds the 61°C maximum operating limit, and those for the Iris solid state power amplifier (SSPA) and transponder exceed the 50°C maximum operating limit. Miniature n-Tricosane PCM packs on the Iris SSPA and transponder, and miniature n-Hexacosane PCM packs on the C&DH are used to store thermal energy in sunlight and release it in the eclipse. With paraffin PCM, all the temperatures are within the maximum operating limits.
Using Paraffin PCM for Thermal Management of BOLAS Planetary CubeSats with Ion Thrusters
2019 AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum ; 2019 ; Indianapolis, IN, United States
2019-08-19
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Miniature Ion Electrospray Thrusters and Performance Tests on Cubesats
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