Space Simulation
Simulation of space conditions such as high vacuum, low background temperature and sun exposure in our space simulation chamber WSA/TVA
- High vacuum < 10-5 mbar
- Temperature range < 100 K - 385 K
- Sun intensity up to 1900 W/m2, omnidirectional exposure Ø 3.6 m or rectangular exposure at 3.05 x 4.5 m.
- Free motion of the test object relative to sun exposure via motion simulator
- 5 thermal vacuum chambers with diameters of 2 to 6.8 m
- Sun simulation / thermal balance tests and infrared simulation
- Thermal vacuum tests
- Bakeout tests
- Ambient pressure thermal cycling tests (APTC)
- Thermal distortion tests (deformation measurements)
- Leak tests
- Ascend and re-entry simulations
- Qualitative and quantitative contamination analyses
- Development of thermal / vacuum test facilities
- Acquisition of physical data at high sampling speeds (e. g., pressure, solar intensity)
- Temperature range from -262° C up to 155° C
