5 the juno spacecraft will slowly unfold its three large solar panels each nearly 9 feet 2 7 meters wide and 30 feet 10 meters long.
Juno spacecraft solar panels.
Launched in 2011 juno is the first solar powered spacecraft designed to operate at such a great distance from the sun.
For example nasa s juno spacecraft uses solar power all the way out at jupiter where it orbits the planet.
Nasa s juno spacecraft is going to jupiter powered by an electrical source seldom deployed in deep space.
The four ton juno spacecraft carries three 30 foot long 9 meter solar arrays festooned with 18 698 individual solar cells.
Spacecraft traveling far away from the sun have very large solar panels to get the electricity they need.
Within an hour of its planned launch on friday aug.
Launched in 2011 juno is the first solar powered spacecraft designed to operate at such a great distance from the sun.
That s why the surface area of solar panels required to generate adequate power is quite large.
The juno spacecraft uses three solar panels symmetrically arranged around the spacecraft.
Juno is the first solar powered spacecraft designed to operate at such a great distance from the sun thus its solar panels are quite large to generate sufficient power.
Two of the panels have four hinged segments each and the third panel has three segments and a magnetometer.
The four ton juno spacecraft carries three 30 foot long 9 meter solar arrays festooned with 18 698 individual solar cells.
Shortly after it cleared earth s atmosphere the panels were deployed.
Each of juno s three solar arrays is 30 feet 9 meters long.
Nasa s juno spacecraft is powered by very large solar arrays.