Boslooper, E.C. (author), van der Heiden, N. (author), Naron, D.J. (author), Schmits, R. (author), van der Velde, J.J. (author), van Wakeren, J.M.O. (author) Design, development and verification of the passive Fine Sun Sensor (FSS) for the BepiColombo spacecraft is described. Major challenge in the design is to keep the detector at acceptable temperature levels while exposed to a solar flux intensity exceeding 10 times what is experienced in Earth orbit. A mesh type Heat Rejection Filter has been...
conference paper 2012
