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Thermal Analysis Of The Cubesat Cp3 Satellite, Jonas Friedel, Sean Mckibbon
Thermal Analysis Of The Cubesat Cp3 Satellite, Jonas Friedel, Sean Mckibbon
Aerospace Engineering
Due to inconsistencies found in the on-orbit thermal data from the CubeSat CP3 satellite between 2007 and 2011, further analysis is performed on a larger number of data from August 2010 through April 2011, aiming to find an explanation for the overall increasing measured temperatures and shortening peak periods. Therefore, the satellite power data as well as orbital anomalies are analyzed leading to the conclusion that the satellite was temporarily (January – March 2011) orbiting with significantly increased sun exposure causing the higher temperatures. The shortened temperature peak periods are explained by alternating albedo values as the main influence in …