We will review ALTER’s capabilities for space equipment testing, with a special focus on new developments and ESA’s statement of conformity for small satellites.
Explore the critical role of optical couplers, splitters, and isolators in space applications, where reliable communication and signal integrity are paramount. Learn how these passive components optimize bandwidth usage, enhance data transmission, and protect against reflections and noise in the challenging space environment. Discover the challenges these devices face in extreme conditions and the rigorous testing techniques, including thermal, vacuum, radiation, and mechanical characterization, ensuring their robust performance during space missions.
Typical pass/fail criteria are not useful while no actual information about optoelectronic parts (mostly COTS) are operated in space environments or sometimes in ways for which were not designed. Detailed study of the degradation or failure modes may determine that not fully compliant devices may still be suitable for a certain application.
Bourns® POWrTherm™ Power NTC Thermistors are designed and constructed from various metal oxides which form the polycrystalline NTC thermistor bodies and are capable of suppressing high inrush currents with equivalent capacitance up to 1500 μF@240 VAC and a maximum current up to 15 A.