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Construction of a Thermal Vacuum Chamber for Environment Test of Triple CubeSat Mission TRIO-CINEMA

  • Jeon, Jeheon (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Seongwhan (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Yoon, Seyoung (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Seon, Jongho (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jin, Ho (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Donghun (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lin, Robert P. (School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University)
  • Received : 2013.06.10
  • Accepted : 2013.11.26
  • Published : 2013.12.15

Abstract

TRiplet Ionospheric Observatory-CubeSat for Ion, Neutron, Electron & MAgnetic fields (TRIO-CINEMA) is a CubeSat with 3.14 kg in weight and 3-U ($10{\times}10{\times}30$ cm) in size, jointly developed by Kyung Hee University and UC Berkeley to measure magnetic fields of near Earth space and detect plasma particles. When a satellite is launched into orbit, it encounters ultra-high vacuum and extreme temperature. To verify the operation and survivability of the satellite in such an extreme space environment, experimental tests are conducted on the ground using thermal vacuum chamber. This paper describes the temperature control device and monitoring system suitable for CubeSat test environment using the thermal vacuum chamber of the School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University. To build the chamber, we use a general purpose thermal analysis program and NX 6.0 TMG program. We carry out thermal vacuum tests on the two flight models developed by Kyung Hee University based on the thermal model of the TRIO-CINEMA satellite. It is expected from this experiment that proper operation of the satellite in the space environment will be achieved.

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