UK testing facilities
AAC Clyde Space Glasgow Environmental Test House
AAC Clyde Space
Glasgow, Scotland
Access: No
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