On-Orbit Thermal Design and Validation of 1 U Standardized CubeSat of STEP Cube Lab

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Parameter</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Orbital thermal condition</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Worst cold</td><td class="align_center">Worst hot</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Solar flux [W/m<sup>2</sup>]</td><td class="align_center">1287</td><td class="align_center">1420</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Albedo</td><td class="align_center">0.30</td><td class="align_center">0.35</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">IR flux [W/m<sup>2</sup>]</td><td class="align_center">227</td><td class="align_center">249</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Season</td><td class="align_center">Summer</td><td class="align_center">Winter</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Orbital thermal condition for the worst case thermal analysis.

International Journal of Aerospace Engineering

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Table 4: On-Orbit Thermal Design and Validation of 1 U Standardized CubeSat of STEP Cube Lab 