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OHB-System AG Picks EaglePicher Battery
The Defense and Space Power Division of EaglePicher
Technologies LLC says that its nickel-hydrogen
(NiH2) Single Pressure Vessel (SPV) battery has
been selected by Bremen-based space technology
company OHB-System AG to power SAR-Lupe, a new
German satellite system for radar image reconnaissance.
The $3.6 million order was received by Germany-based
Diehl & EaglePicher GmbH. The launch of the
first of five satellites is planned for 2005 with
a Russian launcher; the overall system will be
completed in 2007 to deliver radar images for
the German Federal Armed Forces until 2015.
With a 12-year life span in space, the SAR 10065
SPV battery operates at 28V and is rated at a
capacity of 50Ah. OHB-System AG selected EaglePicher’s
nickel-hydrogen battery for its rigorous quality
specifications and proven performance in space.
EaglePicher has developed, manufactured and tested
nickel-hydrogen spacecraft cells and batteries
for nearly 30 years. Nickel-hydrogen cells in
orbit to date total more than 14,000 and provide
energy storage and eclipse power for over 400
satellites. EaglePicher expects to reach one billion
cell hours in the fall of 2006.
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