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Environmental Testing Campaign: Thermal Days 3 and 4

Environmental Testing Campaign, Thermal Vacuum TestingPosted on April 18, 2023May 3, 2023No Comments

Hello again from the thermal testing team at the ESA CubeSat Support Facility, Belgium. After suiting up for the cleanroom again we began the day with our first functional test in vacuum. This was a Very Reduced Functional Test (VRFT) that was designed to simulate the sequence of operations PROVE will perform while in orbit. … Read more

Environmental Testing Campaign: Thermal Days 1 and 2

Environmental Testing Campaign, Thermal Vacuum TestingPosted on April 17, 2023May 3, 2023No Comments

Good morning from the thermal testing team of PROVE Pathfinder from ESA’s CubeSat Support Facility in Belgium! On Tuesday (11th April) we arrived on site ready to get our payload out of the oven and start our campaign. Following a safety briefing, we got into clean room attire in a process we’re becoming very familiar … Read more

Environmental Testing Campaign: Thermal Day 0

Environmental Testing Campaign, Thermal Vacuum TestingPosted on April 11, 2023May 3, 2023No Comments

Following on from the vibration testing of the last week, the vibrations team has been swapped for the thermal team. The last thing that the vibration team did before leaving was to put PROVE Pathfinder into an oven for a bakeout – taken to a low vacuum and held at a steady temperature for a … Read more

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