Research Article

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

Table 7

Summary of conductor values used in the analysis.

Coupling conditionType of contactContact valuesRemarks

Structure/external panelSurface to Surface [W/m2-°C]417.6Bolting
Structure/interface board30.00Bolting
External panel/solar cell30.00

MEMS thruster/structureNode to Node [W/°C]0.001Delrin
RER,VER/interface board0.001G10 washer
PCM/payload board0.001G10 washer
Electrical board/board0.001PCB supporter
Battery/power board0.407Partial clamping
SEC/solar cell0.001Bonding