US 12,168,530 B2
Thermal control systems and methods for spacecraft
Mark Ramirez, Gilroy, CA (US); Donna Hooker, East Greenwich, RI (US); Olivia Christine Chen, San Jose, CA (US); Megan Taylor Isabelle, San Francisco, CA (US); David Wayne Knapp, Morgan Hill, CA (US); and Meredith Swegan Nevius, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US)
Filed by Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/176,219.
Prior Publication US 2024/0286768 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. B64G 1/58 (2006.01); B64G 1/54 (2006.01)
CPC B64G 1/58 (2013.01) [B64G 1/546 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spacecraft comprising:
an electronics housing comprising a sun-facing side; and
a peel-and-stick thermal control material coupled to the sun-facing side of the electronics housing, the peel-and-stick thermal control material having an area factor of about 45 ft2/lb and comprising:
a non-metallic optical interface coating having a solar reflectivity for light of wavelength of 250-2500 nm that is greater than or equal to 82% and a solar transmissivity of less than or equal to 2%;
a carrier film; and
an adhesive.