TY - JOUR
T1 - Thermal deformation of 3U CubeSat in low Earth orbit
AU - Gorev, Vasily
AU - Pelemeshko, Anatoly
AU - Zadorozhny, Alexander
AU - Sidorchuk, Aleksey
PY - 2018/3/19
Y1 - 2018/3/19
N2 - The impact of uneven heating on a satellite structure in low Earth orbit has been considered using the example of 3U CubeSat. The calculations showed that the thermal deformation of CubeSat structure in orbit caused a deviation between normals to opposite small satellite sides of about 0.03°. Such a deviation is commensurate with the required satellite pointing accuracy approximately 0.1° necessary for satellite laser communication. It means that to solve similar problems in the CubeSat designing that require such or better CubeSat pointing accuracy, it is necessary to take into account the expected satellite structure thermal deformation.
AB - The impact of uneven heating on a satellite structure in low Earth orbit has been considered using the example of 3U CubeSat. The calculations showed that the thermal deformation of CubeSat structure in orbit caused a deviation between normals to opposite small satellite sides of about 0.03°. Such a deviation is commensurate with the required satellite pointing accuracy approximately 0.1° necessary for satellite laser communication. It means that to solve similar problems in the CubeSat designing that require such or better CubeSat pointing accuracy, it is necessary to take into account the expected satellite structure thermal deformation.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85047721452&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1051/matecconf/201815801013
DO - 10.1051/matecconf/201815801013
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85047721452
VL - 158
JO - MATEC Web of Conferences
JF - MATEC Web of Conferences
SN - 2261-236X
M1 - 01013
T2 - 6th International Forum for Young Scientists on Space Engineering 2018
Y2 - 26 April 2018 through 28 April 2018
ER -