Thermal vacuum cycling test philosophy of an indigenous earth observation satellite

Author

Omur, Cem ; Uygur, A. Bilge ; Isik, H. Gurguc ; Akin, David

Author_Institution

Space Syst., Turkish Aerosp. Ind. Inc., Ankara, Turkey

fYear

2013

fDate

12-14 June 2013

Firstpage

537

Lastpage

540

Abstract

Satellites are subjected to extensive (ground level) environmental testing before launch to ensure successful launch and on-orbit operation. While there exists three primary environmental tests i.e., thermal, structural and electromagnetic interference/compatibility (EMI/EMC), the focus of this paper is on the thermal vacuum test applied to the flight model (FM) of an indigenous electro-optic satellite project carried out in Turkey.

Keywords

Earth orbit; aerospace testing; artificial satellites; electromagnetic compatibility; electromagnetic interference; EMI-EMC; FM; electromagnetic interference-compatibility; extensive environmental testing; flight model; ground level environmental testing; indigenous Earth observation satellite; indigenous electro-optic satellite project; on-orbit operation; primary environmental tests; structural interference-compatibility; thermal interference-compatibility; thermal vacuum cycling test philosophy; Frequency modulation; Heating; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Temperature distribution; Testing; Uncertainty; Acceptance Level Tests; Thermal Vacuum Chamber; Thermal Vacuum Cycling Test;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST), 2013 6th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Istanbul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-6395-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RAST.2013.6581268

Filename

6581268