SSETI Express testing

Anyone following the construction of SSETI Express via the cleanroom webcam will have noticed the satellite has been 'missing' from the picture for the last couple of days.

http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/express/cleanroom.jpg

During the last week, the completed modules have been fitted to the spaceframe and the wiring harness and integration completed.

The satellite was moved on Wednesday to an anechoic chamber for EMC testing to ensure that the emissions from the satellites electronics, the 3W UHF transmitter and the S
Band TX meet the spectral requirements of the launch agency and SSTL.

Several new pictures showing the rapid progress over the last 2 weeks have been uploaded to the SSETI Website. These include detailed shots of the S Band unit now wired to the antennas, cold gas propulsion and some taken inside the anechoic chamber.

http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/express5.php


David G0MRF

Our thanks to Trevor M5AKA for this item

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