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And: if one designed ones spacecraft / lander with a presumption of being exposed to solar radiation, which peaks around 120°C (250°F), then the temperature-management problem is one of excess heat, not insufficient heat, and would feature radiators and foil insulation to avoid acquiring more heat.

Designing for a wide range of temperatures in space where shedding heat is a challenge and running heaters (during dark/cold periods) is necessary, and where at the best of times re-deploying radiators and heat shields is difficult, let alone when the craft is lying on its side.

So ambient temperature matters. As another comment notes, in most cases, the problem is excess heat and the shedding of it. Particularly for Earth-orbiting satellites, which are subject to 1kW/m² solar radiation and are in shadow for only a small portion of their orbit (less with higher altitudes).


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