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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barry S Ross, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Robert L Reynolds, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Glen A Vanbebber, Torrance, CA (US);
Daniel A White, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2441 / ; 2441 / ; 427386 ;
Abstract
A spacecraft multilayer insulation blanket is made from multiple sheets of polyimide e.g. KAPTON. A preferred six sheet embodiment employs three carbon loaded sheets (26, 32, 34) separated by two dielectric sheets (28, 30). A third dielectric sheet (36) insulates the carbon loaded sheets from the spacecraft body. The outermost carbon loaded sheet (32) has a high resistivity and is primarily transmissive while the other two carbon loaded sheets (26, 34) have a low resistivity and are primarily reflective.