NASA-LLIS-0384
Lessons Learned - Cone Angle Anomaly in Canopus Star Tracker
| Organization: | NASA |
| Publication Date: | 15 February 1995 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 2 |
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Abstract:
An anomaly in the cone angle circuitry of the Voyager Canopus Star Tracker was probably due to a Delrin insulating sleeve decomposing after exposure to Jupiter radiation fields, causing a high resistance path through the Delrin. Ground metal shielding boxes and metal masses on circuit boards, analyze/test materials that could be exposed to ionizing radiation, and maintain spare hardware to enable failure analysis.
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