Thermal management strategy for the Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean

The Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) program will be the first spaceborne maritime hyperspectral imager specifically designed for Earth's coastal environment. It will be installed on the JEM module of the International Space Station. It will provide near global mapping for US Navy littoral warfare requirements and assist in monitoring the health of coral reefs and the coastal shorelines.;The success of the HICO mission depends on the ability of the various components to operate within specific thermal environments. Four different passive and active thermal management approaches for the HICO experiment payload are evaluated in this thesis. The sources of uncertainty in the thermal analysis results are discussed, as well as any future work that will be performed to reduce these uncertainties.;Based on the thermal management approaches that are discussed, a thermal management strategy for the HICO experiment payload is recommended.