SEU results from the Advanced Photovoltaic and Electronics eXperiments (APEX) satellite

Author

Mullen, E.G. ; Ray, K.P. ; Koga, R. ; Holeman, E.G. ; Delorey, D.E.

Author_Institution

Phillips Lab., Hanscom AFB, MA, USA

Volume

42

Issue

6

fYear

1995

fDate

12/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1988

Lastpage

1994

Abstract

The APEX satellite, launched in August of 1994, had a solid state data recorder (SSDR) as its onboard data storage system. The recorder contained 220 4Mbit×1 Hitachi DRAMs of which 176 were routinely interrogated for SEUs and corrected with an EDAC code. Corrections were recorded in the spacecraft housekeeping files and are the basis of this study. The SEU rates and spatial locations are compared to in situ particle measurements and to ground test results from devices from the same lot flown. The results show that properly designed SSDRs are a viable alternative to conventional tape recording systems for all orbits in near-Earth space

Keywords

DRAM chips; aerospace testing; data loggers; data recording; integrated circuit measurement; space vehicle electronics; 4 Mbit; APEX satellite; EDAC code; Hitachi DRAMs; SEU results; SSDRs; ground test results; in situ particle measurements; near-Earth space orbits; onboard data storage system; solid state data recorder; spacecraft housekeeping; spatial locations; Aerospace electronics; Data storage systems; Orbits; Particle measurements; Photovoltaic systems; Satellites; Solar power generation; Solid state circuits; Space vehicles; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.489244

Filename

489244