19:25 UTC Delfi C³ startet with transmission just 6 seconds after entering the sunlight
122 packets grabbed till LOS
The Thin Film Solar Cell (TFSC) experiment will test the latest developed TFSC of Dutch Space for their performance in space. The main characteristic of photovoltaic cells is the IV curve related to the temperature. Since the TFSC experiment is one of the main payloads of DelfiC3, it is necessary to implement redundancy: a set of two TFSCs in series are placed at the tip of each of the four solar panels and the measurement electronics are made redundant by implementing two measurement boards.
TFSC payload data from Z+X+ panel
interesting to see that the temperature of the panel rises from -10C to +60C within two minutes