Solar Panel Deployment Testing

AQMAAR offers specialized Zero-Gravity Simulation testing for deployable satellite structures, particularly solar arrays. This service validates the mechanical deployment logic and latching mechanisms in a simulated weightless environment to prevent failure in orbit.

Key Capabilities:

• Zero-Gravity Simulation: Utilization of a large-scale off-loading rig (7m x 4m x 5.5m) to negate gravity effects during deployment.
• Mechanism Verification: Qualification of Hold-Down and Release Mechanisms (HDRM) and hinges under realistic mechanical loads.
• Motion Analysis: High-speed monitoring of deployment kinematics to verify speed, damping, and latching shock.
• Large Capacity: Capable of handling large panels with single-point hanging loads up to 10kg.

Facility Specs (EgSA Stand):

• Overall Dimensions: 7000 mm × 4000 mm × 5500 mm (L × W × H)
• Maximum Load (Single-Point Hanging): 10 kg
• Slideway Linearity: ≤ 1 mm
• Parallelism Between Long Slideways: ≤ 1 mm/m
• Levelness of Slideway: ≤ 0.04 mm/m

Other service options:

• Sine-on-Random: Combined testing for complex environments.

• Pyro-Shock Simulation: High-frequency transient shock testing to simulate stage separation.