Thermal deformations of a glass spherical satellite

The effect of the kind of the reflecting coating of a glass spherical satellite on thermal deformations caused by the solar irradiation is considered. Two types of coating deposited on one of the hemispheres are considered: aluminum with a protective layer of bakelite varnish and interference dielectric coating for two orientations of the satellite orbit. Structures of a multilayer dielectric coating and technologies of its deposition are described.