Thermal Design and Performance of the Axial Scientific Instrument Protective Enclosure (ASIPE) for Hubble Space Telescope On-Orbit Servicing 951744
Thermal design and verification testing of the ASIPE, one element of the re-usable Space Support Equipment (SSE), are discussed with respect to how unique and competing requirements are satisfied for Scientific Instrument (SI) conditioning, safety, and on-orbit servicing operations. A system approach, rather than optimizing any one performance characteristic, results in a robust design. The special thermal testing required to verify the unique enclosure is described. Analytical modeling predictions are compared with on-orbit telemetry from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) First Servicing Mission (FSM). Emphasis is on why the design works well, rather than the specific hardware selected. Those involved in thermal designs of hardware with astronaut interaction may find interest in this paper.
Citation: Krein, S., Ducas, W., Niedringhaus, W., and Ousley, W., "Thermal Design and Performance of the Axial Scientific Instrument Protective Enclosure (ASIPE) for Hubble Space Telescope On-Orbit Servicing," SAE Technical Paper 951744, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/951744. Download Citation
Author(s):
Stephen Krein, William Ducas, William Niedringhaus, Wes Ousley
Affiliated:
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Pages: 16
Event:
International Conference on Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1995 Transactions: Journal of Aerospace-V104-1
Related Topics:
Thermal testing
Telescopes
Simulation and modeling
Hardware
Optimization
Telemetry
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