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Our Thermal Vacuum Chamber allows you to test how your satellite or component will perform in the vacuum of space.
A user friendly control interface and remote access means that you can carry out much of the testing process yourself, keeping costs to a minimum.
Located in our ISO7 clean rooms to minimise risks of contamination. Clean rooms can be rented for final assembly and integration.
Get in touch with our team – facilities@sa.catapult.org.uk
TVAC Specifications
- Total Length – 2303mm
- Usable Length – 1656mm
- Main Shroud Internal Diameter – 1150mm
- Door Shroud Diameter – 1350mm
- Bread Board Length – 800mm
- Bread Board Width – 900mm
- Minimum Height Bread Board to Shroud – 650mm
- Bare Bread Board heating rate – 1.8 oC/min
- Bare Bread Board cooling rate – 1.0 oC/min
- Max Operating Temperature – 80 oC
- Min Operating Temp – -40 oC
- Time to 1×10-5 mbar vacuum (empty chamber) – 40 minutes
Get in touch
We can help you identify where you are on your development journey, connect you with industry experts, and highlight relevant equipment – facilities@sa.catapult.org.uk
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