Solar Panel for AntS antenna
Pumpkin, Inc.
A flight-proven Pumpkin Modular Deployable Solar Array System (PMDSAS) fixed solar panel that replaces the default cover on the ISIS AntS antenna module, generating over 2W in AM0 conditions.
Technical specifications
- SKU
- 710-00837
- Classification
- Flight Hardware | Flight Qualified | Space Proven
- Panel thickness
- 0.024 in / 0.6 mm
- Power output
- over 2 W in AM0 conditions
- Solar cell efficiency
- better than 32% AM0 (up from ~28% AM0 originally)
- On-orbit heritage
- over 600 PMDSAS panels flown, 100% on-orbit success rate, LEO to GTO
- Quality testing
- Vacuum bakeout and comprehensive irradiance test on every panel
- Application
- Replaces default cover on ISIS AntS antenna module
- Category (site breadcrumb)
- CubeSat Kit Components for ISIS Antenna System (AntS)
About
Since their debut in 2008, over 600 Pumpkin Modular Deployable Solar Array System (PMDSAS) solar panels have enjoyed a 100% success rate on-orbit, from LEO all the way to GTO. This particular panel is for use with the ISIS AntS antenna module: a 0.024 in / 0.6 mm thick fixed solar panel that replaces the default cover on the AntS, and generates over 2W in AM0 conditions. It is classified as Flight Hardware | Flight Qualified | Space Proven.
Pumpkin’s proprietary PMDSAS construction methods ensure an extremely robust panel that withstands launch loads and vibration. Every single panel undergoes a vacuum bakeout, followed by a comprehensive irradiance test to ensure proper operation. Over the years, PMDSAS panels have seamlessly migrated from triple-junction cells that started around 28% AM0 efficiency and are now at better than 32% AM0 efficiency, yielding what Pumpkin describes as some of the highest-quality and often lightest solar panels available on the market.
For non-standard panel thicknesses, Pumpkin offers custom solar panel options; refer to the PMDSAS Design Guidelines document for further design details.
Documentation
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