Abstract Title   Operational experience of lithium polymer batteries for small satellites Abstract Author(s)   V. McLaren, A. Strain, W. Fletcher, C. Clark Abstract Presenter   V. McLaren Abstract   Our Lithium Ion Polymer Battery is used on many University, Commercial, and Government Agency small satellites. Design improvements which have been implemented in response to customer requirements, ground test results, and operational data will be presented. Planned design improvements will be discussed.