Environmental testing
The UT Tartu Observatory's space technology laboratories offer the following environmental testing services.
Sine and random vibration
- Test object with a mass up to 50 kg
- Frequency range 5 Hz … 4 kHz
- Max acceleration* 720 m/s2 (sine vibration)
- Max acceleration* 480 m/s2 (random vibration)
- Max force 1,5 kN
- EVS-EN 60068-2-6:2008
- EVS-EN 60068-2-64:2008
- ECSS-E-ST-10-03C
* Depends on the mass of the test object
Mechanical shock
Mechanical shock response spectrum up to
98 000 m/s2- Frequency range 1 Hz … 10 kHz
- Test object with a mass up to 26 kg
- ECSS-E-ST-10-03C
Thermal vacuum
Lowest pressure 5×10-7 hPa
- Temperature range (-40...+150) °C
- Chamber dimensions Ø 650 mm × 650 mm
- ECSS-E-ST-10-03C
Climatic conditions
Temperature (-40…+150) °C
- Relative air humidity* (30…90) %
- Chamber dimensions
400 mm × 470 mm × 345 mm - ECSS-E-ST-10-03C
* Depends on the temperature
Electromagnetic compatibility
Immunity and Emission
- Frequency range 30 MHz …18 GHz
- Distance from test object 1 m
- Size of uniform field area 0,5 m × 0,5 m
- Chamber dimensions 4 m × 3 m × 2,5 m
- IEC/EN 61000-4-3
- ECSS-E-ST-20-07C
Electrostatic discharge
Emission
- Test voltage range ± (1...30) kV
- IEC/EN 61000-4-2
- ISO 10605