Spacecraft Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) Center

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AIT CENTER

Spacecraft AIT Center


Spacecraft Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) Center is to serve national and international space programs for spacecraft assembly, integration and test activities.

AIT Center infrastructure is capable of supporting AIT activities for both GEO and LEO satellites simultaneously.



AIT CENTER MAIN CAPABILITIES:

• Thermal Vacuum Tests
• EMI/EMC Tests
• CATR TestsSolar Array Deployment Tests
• Vibration Tests
• Mass Properties Measurement
• Acoustic Tests
• MLI Preparation

TAI's AIT Center professionals provide in-house engineering, analysis, manufacturing and test services. ECSS quality assurance processes are assured to be applied for all the AIT Center activities.



THERMAL TEST CAPABILITIES:
Thermal Vacuum Chamber-1

• Usable Volume : Ø 6.1m x L 7.0m (Horizontal)
• Mounting Interface : 1194 Flight Interface (up to 3.5 tons)
• Vacuum Level : < 10-6 mbar
• Thermoregulation : -180 °C (by LN2)
• Temperature Measurement : 1200 channels
• Power Supplies : 40 AC and 40 DC

Thermal Vacuum Chamber-2

• Usable Volume: Ø 4.0m x L 4.1m (Horizontal)
• Mounting Interface: Bolted Joint (up to 1.5 ton)
• Vacuum Level : < 10-6 mbar
• Thermoregulation : -165 °C – +110 °C (by GN2) and -180 °C (by LN2)
• Temperature Measurement : 256 Channels
• Power Supplies : 86 DC

EMI/EMC TEST SYSTEMS
EMI/EMC Test Laboratory

• DUT Mass: Up to 5 Tons
• DUT Dimensions: 3 x 3 x 6 m
• EMC Test Facility: Capability of Performing MIL-STD-461E for Space Applications
• EMC Test Facility Consists of Anechoic Room and an Adjacent Measurement Room
• Test Chamber Size: 12 x 10 x 12 m
• Test Room Doors:
  • Specimen access door: 6 m x 6 m
  • Staff doors: 1 .4 m x 2.1 m

CATR SYSTEMS
Compact Antenna Test

• Facility Frequency Range: 1 to 200 GHz (illumination system)
• Test Room with Shielding Effectiveness Higher Than 80 dB
• High Performance RF Absorbers
• High Power Radiated Test Capability (up to 1.5 W/cm2)
• Very Low Cross Polarization
• DUT Door Size: 6.1 meters by 6.1 meters
• 10 Tons Crane Within the Chamber
• EGSE Room (common to EMC facility)
• Chamber Size: 27m x 19m x 14m

Quiet Zone Properties

Center Quiet Zone:

• 5 m x 5 m x 6 m

Performance Verification:

• 4 m x 4 m x 5 m (rectangular)

Height above Floor:

• 6 m

Scanned Quiet Zones:

• 3 m x 3 m x 6 m

Antenna Measurement Systems

• Antenna Radiation Pattern and Gain Measurement
• Recording of Amplitude and Phase Information
• Multi-Channel Measurement Capability
• Multi-Frequency Measurement Capability
• Fundamental Mixing up to 20 Ghz 70 dB Dynamic Rang
• 1 to 40 GHz Frequency Band

Payload Measurement System (PMS)

• EIRP Measurement CapabilityI
• PFD Measurement Capability
• G/T Measurement Capability
• Graphical User Interface with Analysis Tools

MECHANICAL TEST CAPABILITIES
Vibration Test Systems

• 289 kN Sine Force
• 266 kN Random Force
• 801 kN Shock Force
• 1.78 m/s Maximum Speed
• 50.8 mm Maximum Peak-To-Peak Displacement
• 5-2000 Hz Frequency Range
• 512 Data Acquisition Channels
• 32 Control Channels

Mass Properties Measurement System - 1

• Max. Test Object Weight: 9,000 kg
• Max. Moment During Loading of Part: 800 kg-m
• Max. CG Height Of Payload Above Interface Plate: 6,000 kg at 3.5 m
• Full Scale Moment Due To CG Offset Of Part: 400 kg-m

CG Accuracy:

• Moment Sensitivity: 10 kg-cm
• Moment Linearity: % 0.1
• Moment of Inertia Measurement Accuracy : % 0.1

Mass Properties Measurement System - 2

• Maximum Test Object Weight: 2,700 kg (Including Test Fixtures)
• Full Scale Moment Due to CG Offset of Part: 57 kg-m
• Maximum CG Displacement (if not limited by moment): 25.4 cm

CG Accuracy:

• Moment Sensitivity: 0.34 kg-cm
• Moment Linearity: % 0.1
• Moment of Inertia Measurement Accuracy:% 0.1

ACOUSTIC TESTS
Acoustic Test Chamber

• Usable Volume: 950 m³
• Dimensions: 9.5 m x 7.94 m x 12.6 m (L x W x H)
• Maximum DUT Dimensions: 3m x 3m x 6m (L x W x H)
• Main Door Passage: 6 m x 10 m (W x H)
• Max OASPL 156 dB

SOLAR ARRAY DEPLOYMENT TEST SYSTEMS
Solar Panel Deployment Tests

• Deployment Tests for the Wide Range of Solar Array Types
• Useful Stroke: 23 m

ADVANTAGES OF TAI'S AIT CENTER

• Time is crucial for our customers, TAI's AIT Center is just ~500 meters away from taxiway for cargo aircraft
• Customs formalities can be completed within the campus
• No need for packing/unpacking for testing, adequate infrastructure for all the ECSS Testing Processes
• New infrastructure & optimized processes fully compliant to ECSS Standards
• To be used for GÖKTÜRK-1 High Resolution EO Satellite test campaign
• Experienced test engineers & certified technicians are ready for our customers
• TAI's facilities has a guesthouse, shopping center, sports center, etc. all inside the campus

 

[Aegis DDG]

Interesting. I wonder if they will create an Rocket program.

 

[Nishan_101]

Like always. I am impressed.

 

[T-123456]

Interesting. I wonder if they will create an Rocket program.

Yes,the goal is eventually to send indigenous rockets into space.

 

[Worf]

Hopefully Turkey, a strong NATO member, will build more sophisticated rocket engines.

 

[Aegis DDG]

Hopefully Turkey, a strong NATO member, will build more sophisticated rocket engines.

TUBITAK UZAY has Ion thrust engines for it's satellite.

 

[T-123456]

TUBITAK UZAY has Ion thrust engines for it's satellite.

Your flags dont show,where are you from?
Just curious.

 

[Worf]

TUBITAK UZAY has Ion thrust engines for it's satellite.

Yes, but as I said Rocket engines, not thrusters.

 

[Aegis DDG]

Your flags dont show,where are you from?
Just curious.

I'm mixed race! Japanese, Eritrean and British (1/3). I live in the UK..

 

[xenon54 out]

I'm mixed race! Japanese, Eritrean and British (1/3). I live in the UK..

Interesting mix.