OT: Voyager watts

From: John Allain <allain_at_panix.com>
Date: Mon May 12 09:44:01 2003

> Voyager Mission Operations Status Report # 2003-03-14,...
> Flight System Performance...
> PROPELLANT/POWER CONSUMABLES STAT...
> Spacecraft Consumption
> One Week (Gm) Propellant = 9.12
> (Watts) = 305.0
also: http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=4963

OK Mike, etc,
  Since you bring it up, why does this report imply that grams
  of fuel equals watts of power? Shouldn't that be watt-seconds
  or are they using shorthand?
  I note that this is in the flight systems section, so is presumably
  not about electrics.

John A.
Received on Mon May 12 2003 - 09:44:01 BST

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