Linear refractive photovoltaic concentrator solar array flight experiment

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 859-865

  Jones, P Alan ^a   Murphy, David M ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DRAG; ORBITS; SATELLITES; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES;

CONCENTRATOR SOLAR ARRAYS; FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; REFRACTIVE LINEAR ELEMENT TECHNOLOGY; STOWABILITY;

SOLAR CELL ARRAYS;

EID: 0030242954     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.24114     Document Type: Article

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