UK testing facilities
Airbus Defence & Space Portsmouth Test House
Airbus Defence and Space
Anchorage Road Portsmouth Hampshire PO3 5PU
Access: Yes
Testing capabilities
- Vibration
- Shock and impact
- Thermal vacuum
- Climatic and environmental exposure
- EMC and electrical interference
- RF, antennas and communications
- Functional and integrated-system testing
- Environmental testing—unspecified
Services
One-stop testing for products from mobile phones to spacecraft payloads; environmental simulation including thermal vacuum, vibration, shock, climatic and EMC; RF/antenna measurements; spacecraft subsystem and payload integration support.
Equipment
TVAC: four chambers available to third parties; published overall range -196°C to +100°C and pressure below 1.3 x 10^-5 mbar; chamber 2 maximum unit size H 0.8 m x W 0.75 m x D 1.25 m and 32 thermocouple channels standard. Neptune cleanroom ISO 8, 41 m x 28 m x 12 m, 6.3-tonne crane load, 20°C ±3°C and 30–55% RH. Other dynamic/EMC limits not stated in cited overview.
Standards
Neptune cleanroom complies with ECSS-Q-70-01A; no test-lab accreditation stated on cited pages.
Contact
Phone: +44 2392705014; Fax: +44 2392708278; Named contact: Chris Daly (Environmental Test Manager); Phone: +44 (0) 2392 705014; Fax: +44 (0) 2392 708278
Approximate location
PO3 5PU · Postcode area location