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On-Orbit Electrical Performance of a Mir Space Station Photovoltaic Array Predicted.

N20050181418

Publication Date	1998
Personal Author	Kerslake, T. W.; Hoffman, D. J.; Hojnicki, J. S.
Page Count	2
Abstract	The Mir Cooperative Solar Array (MCSA) was developed jointly by the United States and Russia to provide approximately 6 kW of photovoltaic power to the Russian space station Mir. The MCSA was launched to Mir in November 1995 and installed on the Kvant-1 module in May 1996, where it has been performing well to date. Since the MCSA panels are nearly identical to those of the International Space Station (ISS), MCSA operation offered an opportunity to gather multiyear performance data on this technology prior to its implementation on the ISS. Initial, on-orbit electrical performance and temperature data were measured in June and December of 1996.
Keywords	Photovoltaic cells Solar arrays Electrical properties Mir space station Russian federation United states International space station
Source Agency	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Corporate Authors	NASA Lewis Research Center
Supplemental Notes	Text in English. Publicly available Unlimited. CASI.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200621

On-Orbit Electrical Performance of a Mir Space Station Photovoltaic Array Predicted.

On-Orbit Electrical Performance of a Mir Space Station Photovoltaic Array Predicted.
N20050181418

Publication Date	1998
Personal Author	Kerslake, T. W.; Hoffman, D. J.; Hojnicki, J. S.
Page Count	2
Abstract	The Mir Cooperative Solar Array (MCSA) was developed jointly by the United States and Russia to provide approximately 6 kW of photovoltaic power to the Russian space station Mir. The MCSA was launched to Mir in November 1995 and installed on the Kvant-1 module in May 1996, where it has been performing well to date. Since the MCSA panels are nearly identical to those of the International Space Station (ISS), MCSA operation offered an opportunity to gather multiyear performance data on this technology prior to its implementation on the ISS. Initial, on-orbit electrical performance and temperature data were measured in June and December of 1996.
Keywords	Photovoltaic cells Solar arrays Electrical properties Mir space station Russian federation United states International space station
Source Agency	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Corporate Authors	NASA Lewis Research Center
Supplemental Notes	Text in English. Publicly available Unlimited. CASI.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200621