Hubble Space Telescope: Battery Capacity Trend Studies

Rao, M. Gopalakrishna; Hollandsworth, Roger; Armantrout, Jon

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Hubble Space Telescope: Battery Capacity Trend Studies

Rao, M. Gopalakrishna·Hollandsworth, Roger·Armantrout, Jon

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Abstract

Battery cell wear out mechanisms and signatures are examined and compared to orbital data from the six on-orbit Hubble Space Telescope (HST) batteries, and the Flight Spare Battery (FSB) Test Bed at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), which is instrumented with individual cell voltage monitoring. Capacity trend data is presented which suggests HST battery replacement is required in 2005-2007 or sooner.

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Rao, M. Gopalakrishna, Hollandsworth, Roger, Armantrout, Jon. 2004-01-01. Hubble Space Telescope: Battery Capacity Trend Studies. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20040040114

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