Bibcode
Suso, Julia; Blay, P.; Robert, Almudena; Reglero, Victor; Eyles, Chris J.
Bibliographical reference
Astrophysics and Space Science, v. 276, Issue 1, p. 299-309 (2001).
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Description
LEGRI has been operating successfully on MINISAT-01 since its switch-on
the 22nd of May 1997. HouseKeeping (HK) data have been continuously
received for nearly two years by LEGRI SOC in Valencia, and subsequently
checked on a daily basis and then stored for long term monitoring
analysis. LEGRI HouseKeeping data include three critical operating
parameters: temperature, power and polarisation voltages. Six
temperature sensors are spread over the different LEGRI units: Detector
Unit, Data Processing Unit, High Voltage Unit and Star Sensor. Voltages
are measured at eight different points. Detector Unit temperature and
polarisation voltage are the critical parameters for LEGRI operation.
Solid state detectors are sensitive to changes not only in polarisation
but also in temperature. Around one and a half million of measurements
for each of the HK fourteen parameters have been recorded and analysed.
The data show a very remarkable stability, within the expected margins,
and the averages are very close to the optimal design values. Special
attention has been paid to the detector polarisation voltages analysis
with a mean value of 286 +/- 2 V when the detectors are operating.
Thermal control over all the LEGRI units shows a remarkable stability in
their temperatures.On the detector plane a mean value of T = 13 +/- 2
^°C has been found. We can therefore conclude that LEGRI as a system
has been operating within its optimal design conditions. We also want to
point out the excellent performance of the MINISAT-01 thermal control
system.