Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES) cryostat on-orbit performance through mission completion

Greg A. Bell; Lawrence G. Burriesci

doi:10.1117/12.178603

23 June 1994 Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES) cryostat on-orbit performance through mission completion

Greg A. Bell, Lawrence G. Burriesci

Proceedings Volume 2227, Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments VI; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.178603
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1994, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

This paper presents the on-orbit performance of the Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES) cryostat through the mission, and compares its performance to pre-launch predictions for lifetime and for temperature vs. time for the CLAES cryogenic subsystems. Absolute temperatures of various subsystems in the instrument are presented along with temperature gradient discussions and their correlation to predictions of mission lifetime. The cryostat's thermal performance during ground operations, at spacecraft integration and during launch preparations at the Kennedy Space Center are also presented.

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Greg A. Bell and Lawrence G. Burriesci "Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES) cryostat on-orbit performance through mission completion", Proc. SPIE 2227, Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments VI, (23 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.178603

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