a Space Engineering Development Co., Ltd., ISSEI Third Building, 1-12-2, Takezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0032, Japan;b National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), 2-1-1, Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan
Abstract:
The generated power degradation of a satellite in a low earth orbit during high solar activity period has been compared with the power degradation of a satellite during low solar activity period. A degradation prediction method is developed for this study. As a result, the effect of a large solar flare on solar cell degradation is found to be negligible in a low earth orbit. This is because the effects of shield thickness and inclination are thought to be greater than that of degrees of solar activity.