• DocumentCode
    440947
  • Title

    Test evolution: RADARSAT-1 to RADARSAT-2

  • Author

    Graham, James A. ; Bannon, Paul ; Biggs, Jeff ; Collins, Geoff ; Ahmed, Shabeer ; Dumoulin, Jean-Guy

  • Author_Institution
    MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates, Richmond, BC, Canada
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    25-29 July 2005
  • Abstract
    Test methodology for large spacecraft like RADARSAT-1 and RADARSAT-2 has been modified over the last decade resulting in changes to test environments. These changes in the required test environment have necessitated improvements in the test configuration modelling, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems. This paper will identify the significant changes and how the RADARSAT-2 assembly integration and test program has implemented these improvements.
  • Keywords
    aerospace instrumentation; artificial satellites; data acquisition; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; RADARSAT-1; RADARSAT-2; assembly integration; data acquisition systems; instrumentation; satellite; spacecraft; test configuration modelling; test evolution; test program; Assembly; Control systems; Electronic equipment testing; Electronic switching systems; Instruments; Operating systems; Payloads; Space vehicles; System testing; Test equipment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2005. IGARSS '05. Proceedings. 2005 IEEE International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9050-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGARSS.2005.1526092
  • Filename
    1526092