Spacecraft on-orbit deployment anomalies: What can be done?
- 1 April 1993
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine
- Vol. 8 (4), 3-15
- https://doi.org/10.1109/62.210636
Abstract
On-orbit anomalies related to the deployment of spacecraft appendage and possible causes of such failures are considered. The discussion covers mechanical launch loading, on-orbit thermal and solar concerns, reliability of spacecraft pyrotechnics, and practical limitations of ground-based deployment testing. Lessons learned from the successful recovery of the Telesat Canada Anik-E2 satellite in 1991 are examined.Keywords
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