The 1 mm thick solar panel folds in less than two inches of thickness but stretches to 30 feet in length and is eight feet wide when unfolded.
The communication satellite called Lingxi-03, developed by GalaxySpace, is yet anotherThe payload on the plate-like structure includes a processor to allocate resources and an active thermal control fluid circuit that can function like an air-conditioning unit and regulate the spacecraft's temperature.
However, the highlight of the mission was the one-millimeter-thick single-layer flexible solar panel. Folding solar panels is a trick used on multiple occasions to maximize the limited real estate inside a rocket. However, with the flexible design, the scientists behind the mission achieved a major feat.
The solar panel was no more than two inches thick when rolled up. When Lingxi-03 was deployed in orbit on Sunday, the panel extended to a length of 30 feet and had a width of eight feet . The flexible nature of the solar panels also provides a larger surface area enabling the absorption of more solar energy, the report said.
Sunday's launch was the 479th mission of the Long March carrier rocket family, but it also achieved more than one first. China also completed the first in-orbit verification of multi-satellite stack launch technology, which will aid in rapidly deploying communication satellites in LEO.After the recent launch, the chief scientist of GalaxySpace provided more insight into China's plans with the satellite constellation.
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