Ahead of the October launch, NASA installed a giant solar array to capture sunlight and convert it into electrical energy to power the spacecraft's systems and instruments.
The core is located within the primary asteroid belt between the two celestial planets. The spacecraft will orbit the asteroid at different altitudes over the course of 26 months and collect images and valuable data. Its goal is to arrive at the destination in July 2029.
According to the space agency, the first installation of the solar arrays transpired at Astrotech Space Operations near Kennedy. They were assigned during testing at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.are as large as 800 square feet , comprising five panels. NASA claims they are the largest-ever solar arrays to be deployed at the JPL.
“The asteroid Psyche is so far from the Sun that even these massive arrays will generate just over two kilowatts of power at that distance,” NASA added, “that’s only a little more power than a hair dryer uses but is ample energy to meet Psyche’s electrical needs.”
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