Experimental Investigation on the Feasibility of Using a Fresnel Lens as a Solar-Energy Collection System for Enhancing On-Orbit Power Generation Performance

Table 5

Conditions for the on-orbit thermal analysis.

Orbit parameter	Worst hot case	Worst cold case
Orbit type	Sun-synchronous (Circular)
Inclination (deg.)	97.78
Altitude (km)	600
Orbital period (sec)	5801.23
LTAN (local time ascending node)	12:00 AM
Solar flux (W/m^2)	1420	1287
Albedo	0.35	0.3
IR planet shine (W/m^2)	249	227
Solar term	Winter solstice	Summer solstice