"Badr-B " internal structure was made of space qualified aluminium eclipse periods.
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Mission simulations were performed during thermal vacuum cycling and at the bench using a solar array simulator that was autonomously power toggled with realistic orbital insolation and eclipse periods.
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The satellite was put into hibernation for 4 months, until the eclipse period passed, after which systems were turned back on and another 6 months of observations were made.
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T Aurigae's period of 4.905 hours, comparable to DQ Herculis's period of 4.65 hours, and has a partial eclipse period of 40 minutes.
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The BCDU is a bidirectional power converter that serves a dual function of charging the batteries during solar collection periods ( isolation ) and providing conditioned battery power to the primary power buses during eclipse periods.