Solar array
Astrium provides turn-key solar arrays for all environments and all applications. The Eurostar 3000 Solar Array family represents the most advanced solar array built so far in Astrium and is presented here as an example. The solar array for the common Astrium / Alcatel Alenia Space Alphabus platform, extending the power range up to 31 KW, is in the design and development phase at Astrium
Features / technical details
- Modular design :6 - 10 panels (2 wings with 3 to 5 panels each)
- Hybrid (Si and GaAs) version or full GaAs coverage
- Panels available in two sizes - "large": 3.92 x 2.28 m - "small": 3,05 x 2,28 m
- Solar cell type: Silicon: Si High ETA GalliumArsenide: GaAs TripleJunction (TJ)
- Powerrange: 6.0 kW (SX version) to 23 kW (LX version, BOL, 28 deg C, normal incidence (i.e. 0 degrees), Atmospheric Mass 0 spectrum (AM0) )
Categories
Applications
- All types of missions
GEO, MEO, LEO, Deep Space
- All kinds of solar arrays
Rigid deployable, Flexible, Body Mounted (flat and curved panels)
- All applications:
Earth Observation, Telecommunications, Science, Military, Navigation
Reference customers
The Satellites equipped with Eurostar 3000 Solar Arrays are Intelsat X-02 (launched), Inmarsat F1/ F2 (both launched), Eutelsat W3A (launched), Amazonas (launched), Anik F1R (launched), Anik F3, Hotbird 8, Astra 1M, Nimiq 4, Skynet 5A/5B/5C.
