Satellite thermal control systems are essential for maintaining the operational temperature of spacecraft and their instruments in the harsh environment of space. These systems ensure that ...

constellr has successfully launched its first thermal infrared monitoring satellite ‘Sky-Bee-1’ on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Sky-Bee-1 will ...

The louvers offered a final fail-safe should the satellite’s thermal control units (various paints and platings to absorb or dispel heat) fail to fully moderate Mariner 2’s temperature. During flight, ...

(Image: Satvu) A UK-built thermal imaging satellite, HOTSAT-1, has reportedly stopped working in orbit just six months after launch. Designed to be the world’s first high-resolution infrared thermal ...