POWAY, Calif., 7 Sept. 2007.SpaceDev will deliver more than 200 satellite components for Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, based on three contract awards totaling approximately $800,000.
SpaceDev will provide its patented Starsys Cell Shorting Device (CSD), a battery cell bypass device incorporating its Starsys high output paraffin technology. The device monitors the health of individual battery cells and automatically isolates a cell from the spacecraft, preserving the integrity of the spacecraft power supply.
Deliveries are scheduled to begin in November 2007.
Says Mark N. Sirangelo, SpaceDev's chairman and CEO, "The CSD is a space flight proven product, with hundreds of units on orbit and over 11 million hours of successful in-service operation. As satellite power needs and duty cycles increase, the batteries provide crucial mission capabilities. High-efficiency cell shorting devices prolong the battery life and improve the system reliability of these valuable assets."
