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AAC Clyde Space Glasgow Environmental Test House

AAC Clyde Space

Glasgow, Scotland

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Testing capabilities

  • Vibration
  • Thermal vacuum
  • Climatic and environmental exposure
  • EMC and electrical interference
  • Magnetic testing
  • Electrical, power and batteries
  • Functional and integrated-system testing

Services

In-house spacecraft/payload/subsystem environmental testing, solar-panel illumination, thermal cycling, thermal vacuum, vibration, magnetic-field testing, EMC, RF/electrical verification and advanced materials/analysis.

Equipment

Current operator page lists large thermal-vacuum chambers, thermal-cycling chambers, Helmholtz cage, EMC test bed and vibration rig validated to NASA GEVS; older STFC profile states qualification support for nanosatellite platforms up to 6U/12 kg. Current page does not publish updated mass/temperature limits.

Standards

NASA GEVS validation stated for vibration; no test-lab accreditation stated. STFC source explicitly says facilities are in-house and not offered as stand-alone testing services.

Contact

Operator-wide contact: Email: enquiries@aac-clydespace.com; Phone: +44 1419464440

Approximate location

Glasgow ยท Town location

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