Research Article

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

Table 9

On-orbit temperature prediction using the correlated TMM with TB test.

ComponentBefore correlation (°C)After correlation (°C)
Hot operationCold operationCold emergencyHot operationCold operationCold emergency

panel56.67−39.21−40.5756.20−43.90−44.75
panel50.75−25.06−25.8449.89−33.64−34.52
panel22.95−37.40−38.4033.54−42.08−44.75
panel30.88−31.11−32.16−3.78−39.13−43.36
I/F board13.60−30.50−31.5436.16−25.60−25.77
GPS board18.62−2.07−4.3515.67−8.19−8.80
OBC board17.24−8.54−10.2826.62−15.68−18.21
Comm. board20.94−4.02−6.1319.46−9.47−11.98
Power board20.61−11.22−12.5514.61−20.49−22.76
Battery35.78−1.38−3.4926.90−3.78−8.07
MEMS25.67−3.71−4.7930.96−26.77−30.41
SEC67.63−29.68−30.5058.20−35.20−36.18
PCM19.71−3.16−5.2319.52−7.18−9.39
HRM15.663.101.2717.252.03−0.20