Astronomy:Polymer Battery Experiment

The Polymer Battery Experiment (PBEX) demonstrates the charging and discharging characteristics of polymer batteries in the space environment. PBEX validates use of lightweight, flexible battery technology to decrease cost and weight for future military and commercial space systems. PBEX was developed by Johns Hopkins University and is one of four On Orbit Mission Control (OOMC) packages on PicoSat 9:

• Polymer Battery Experiment
• Ionospheric Occultation Experiment
• Coherent Electromagnetic Radio Tomography
• Optical Precision Platform Experiment

Specifications

• NSSDC ID: 2001-043B-03
• Mission: PicoSAT 9

Sources

• NASA: Picosat Experiment Package 2001-043B-03 Mainpage

See also

Batteries in space

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

External links

• NASA: PicoSAT 9 Mainpage
• NASA: Coherent Electromagnetic Radio Tomography Mainpage
• NASA: Ionospheric Occultation Experiment Mainpage