Modelling of Solar Radiation Pressure Effects: Parameter Analysis for the MICROSCOPE Mission

Figure 10

Illumination conditions of Wing-Box model (a) and FE model (b) for different dates of the simulated MICROSCOPE scenario. Upper row: end of April 2016, lower row: a few days later in May 2016. Yellow elements are in full sunlight, blue elements are not exposed to the Sun, and red elements are shadowed by other parts of the satellite.

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