ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 16691 First edition 2014-02-15 Space systems - Thermal control coatings for spacecraft General requirements Systemes spatial - Revetements pour le controle thermique des satellites et vehicules spatiaux - Exigences genérales Reference number ISO 16691:2014(E) LSO @ IS0 2014 IHS under ted without license from IHS Not for Resale IS0 16691:2014(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ IS0 2014 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56:CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyright@iso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ IS0 2014 - All rights reserved No reproductic networking permited without license from IHS Not for Resale IS0 16691:2014(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references ..1 3 Terms, definitions, and abbreviated terms. 3.1 Terms and definitions. ..1 3.2 Abbreviated terms.. ..4 4 General ..4 4.1 Functionality ..5 4.2 Basic components. ..6 5 Selection .6 6 Test methods for TCC ..8 6.1 Visual inspection ..8 6.2 Coating thickness. 6.3 Adhesion. .8 6.4 Thermo-optical properties ..8 6.5 Resistance (electrical surface resistance and electrical volume resistivity) ..10 6.6 Outgassing. .10 6.7 UV-resistance .11 6.8 Radiation resistance. .11 6.9 Atomic oxygen resistance 11 6.10 Gloss. .11 6.11 Temperature cycling (influence of temperatures) .11 6.12 Mass of ejecta. .11 7 Requirements for application ..11 8 Safety requirements for TCC application .12 9 Identification .12 10 Protectors ..12 11 Packing. ..13 12 Production program of quality assurance .13 12.1 General ..13 13 Changes and revisions. .13 13.1 Permissivedocument ..13 13.2 Necessary signatures for the confirmatory document ..14 13.3 Record of changes... ..14 Annex A (informative) General properties of TCC-I and TCC-II ..15 Bibliography .17 iii ded by IHS under lic ense with ISt ed without license from IHS Not for Resale