Using the sun analog sensor (SAS) data to investigate solar array yoke motion on the GOES-8 and -9 spacecraft

Milton Phenneger; Jennifer L. Knack

doi:10.1117/12.254120

18 October 1996 Using the sun analog sensor (SAS) data to investigate solar array yoke motion on the GOES-8 and -9 spacecraft

Milton Phenneger, Jennifer L. Knack

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Proceedings Volume 2812, GOES-8 and Beyond; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254120
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

The GOES-8 and -9 Sun analog sensor (SAS) flight data is analyzed to evaluate the attitude motion environment of payloads mounted on the solar array. The work was performed in part to extend analysis in progress to support the solar x-ray imager to be flown on the GOES-M. The SAS is a two axis sensor mounted on the x-ray sensor pointing (XRP) module to measure the east/west error angle between the SUn and the solar array normal and to provide a north south error angle for automatic solar pointing of the x-ray sensor by the XRP. The goal was to search for evidence of solar array vibrational modes in the 2 Hz and 0.5 Hz range and to test the predicted amplitudes. The results show that the solar array rotates at the rate of the mean Sun with unexpected oscillation periods of 5.6 minutes, 90 minutes, and 1440 minutes originating from the two 16.1 gear drive train stages between the solar array drive stepper motor and the solar array yoke. The higher frequency oscillations are detected as random noise at the 1/16 Hz telemetry sampling rate of the SAS. This supports the preflight predictions for the high frequency modes but provide s no detailed measurement of the frequency as expected for this data period. In addition to this the data indicates that the solar array is responding unexpectedly to GOES imager instrument blackbody calibration events.

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Milton Phenneger and Jennifer L. Knack "Using the sun analog sensor (SAS) data to investigate solar array yoke motion on the GOES-8 and -9 spacecraft", Proc. SPIE 2812, GOES-8 and Beyond, (18 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254120

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