Research Article
On-Orbit Thermal Design and Validation of 1 U Standardized CubeSat of STEP Cube Lab
Table 3
Allowable operating temperature for STEP Cube Lab components.
| Unit | Heat dissipation [W] | Allowable temperature range [°C] | | |
| EPS board | 0.10 | −40 | +85 | Battery | 0.60 | −20 | +60 | Interface board | 0.03 | −40 | +85 | Communication board | 0.27 | −30 | +60 | OBC board | 0.11 | −40 | +85 | GPS board | 0.27 | −40 | +85 | MEMS control board | 0.01 | −35 | +60 | Solar panels | — | −100 | +100 | SEC | — | −70 | +80 | HRM | — | −35 | +50 | MEMS thruster | — | −35 | +60 |
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