Satellite: Solar Panel Area

Data related to the area of the solar panels illuminated by the sun.

Type: Time-varying data

Availability: Reports | Graphs

Name Dimension Type Description
Time DateFormat Real Number Time.
Area Area Real Number Model area.
Effective Area Area Real Number The solar panel area lit by the Sun and reduced by the cosine loss. This area can be readily incorporated in power computations.
Solar Intensity Unitless Real Number Data related to the area of the solar panels illuminated by the sun.

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