Galileo Probe Battery System

Dagarin, B. P.; Taenaka, R. K.; Stofel, E. J.

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Galileo Probe Battery System

Dagarin, B. P.·Taenaka, R. K.·Stofel, E. J.

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Abstract

The conclusions of the Galileo probe battery system are: the battery performance met mission requirements with margin; extensive ground-based and flight tests of batteries prior to probe separation from orbiter provided good prediction of actual entry performance at Jupiter; and the Li-SO2 battery was an important choice for the probe's main power.

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Dagarin, B. P., Taenaka, R. K., Stofel, E. J.. 1997-02-01. Galileo Probe Battery System. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19970013722

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