Key highlights
LiDeR (Lightweight Deployable Radiator) is a passive deployable radiator system designed for small and cost-efficient spacecraft. Based on graphite foils and hooked metal sheets, it offers high out-of-plane thermal conductivity. The variety of benefits connected to this basic technology enables a range of interesting applications. One of the key aspects is the high thermal conductivity of the passive material. It makes late integration of additional thermal distributive area, as a thermal doubler, or even a thermal radiative area in the form of a deployable panel, possible. Developed under the ESA-funded “HiDuct” activity, LiDeR offers a simpler, lighter alternative to complex two-phase systems.
Key features
- Deployability incl. HDMR
- Aluminium skin
- Honeycomb: various configurations and densities
- HiDuct material - INVENT patented highly conductive material based on graphite with a thickness range of 1 to 5 mm
- Temperature range: -60°C/+90°C
- Cleanliness: ISO 8 conditions
- Certification: NADCAP, DIN EN 9100
HiDuct Benefits:
- Passive design: simple to operate
- Low mass: < 12.5 kg/kW
- Deployability: extend your radiative surface
- Flexibility: easily adaptable to late design changes
- Scalability: highly flexible in size and shape
- Robustness: minimal performance disruption from micrometeorites
- AIT friendliness: easy to integrate and test on S/C assembly level
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Last updated: 2025-10-27
Deployable Radiators
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