抄録
A micrmini Kagoshima satellite called KSAT has been developed by the Kagoshima satellite development group. This satellite was piggybacked on Akatsuki, which was developed by JAXA. Since the thermal environment in space is very harsh, the thermal design of the satellite is necessary in order to previously confirm that the electric devices installed in the satellite work within an allowable ranges of temperature. The main purpose of this study is to decide how to finish the outer surface of the satellite panel from the view point of thermal design. After deciding the surface-finishing method, the nodal analysis of the satellite was performed in order to calculate the variations of temperatures of the components of the satellite going around the earth. The results of the present nodal analysis show that the electric components of the KSAT remain within the allowable ranges of temperature.
