Thermo Analytics Blog Dynamic thermal and EO/IR satellite simulation with MuSES

This blog will explore how dynamic satellite simulation performed with MuSES and CoTherm can predict in-orbit transient temperatures and generate remotely sensed images in the electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) spectrum. The space mission landscape has been dramatically altered in recent years, including the significant proliferation of small satellite launches. These small satellites, including CubeSats, feature small volumes packed with high-power components, reduced radiative surface areas, and other thermal control system limitations that make thermal management a challenging (but critical) task. Temperature oscillations induced by a satellite passing from sunlit to eclipsed orbit segments are exaggerated when thermal mass is relatively small, leading to undesirable temperature extremes for key components.