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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
James A. Roth, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/22 ;
Abstract
A thermal blanket (,) for use in connection with a spacecraft (,) or spacecraft component for providing a thermal control coating. The thermal blanket (,) includes a plastic substrate (,) on which is deposited a silicon film (,) by a vacuum deposition process. The silicon film (,) provides a relatively high infrared light transmission and moderate absorption of high energy bandwidths in the solar spectrum that allows for the reflectance of high energy visible light and the emittance of infrared radiation. Additionally, the silicon film (,) is a hard, robust coating that provides resistance to humidity and other corrosive environments.