We finished!
Ok … we finished THIS flight unit lol. This past week we performed a ‘shake and bake’ on our completed satellite, Fox-1A.
The ‘shake’ is vibration testing based on the launching rocket’s expected frequency responses over the course of it’s flight into orbit.
The satellite is securely attached to the baseplate of the test platform. Then that frequency response profile is input to the testing system which then literally shakes the satellite.
Passed.
Then comes the ‘bake’. This thermal heating occurs in a vacuum chamber. There is just one intent, to ‘boil’ away any liquid related products; uncured glue, fingerprints, water, all kinds of stuff.
This way nothing remains that might off-gas in a vacuum environment and deposit itself in a different location, like the primary payload on the rocket.
Passed đŸ˜€
The unit is now wrapped in an anti-static bag and secured for launch. Integration to the payload will happen in 2Q and then launch.
Dan Passaro 