UK testing facilities
QinetiQ Farnborough electric propulsion and space hardware test facilities
QinetiQ Ltd
QinetiQ Cody Technology Park, Ively Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0LX, United Kingdom
Access: Yes
Testing capabilities
- Thermal vacuum
- EMC and electrical interference
- Magnetic testing
- Contamination, outgassing and leak testing
- Electrical, power and batteries
- Propulsion and fluid systems
- Dimensional and physical metrology
Services
Electric-propulsion and space-hardware development, qualification and acceptance testing; ion-thruster testing; thermal-vacuum and cryogenic-vacuum testing; EMC testing of propulsion systems; direct thrust measurement; beam-probe and magnetic mapping; cleanroom and component manufacturing support.
Equipment
LEEP1 ion-thruster chamber 1.6 m diameter x 3.0 m; LEEP2 vacuum chamber 3.8 m diameter x 10 m; LEEP3 thermal-vacuum chamber 3.3 m diameter x 8.5 m; IVOR thermal-vacuum chamber 0.9 m x 1.7 m; additional 0.5 m x 1.0 m thermal-vacuum chamber; 1.0 m x 3 m ion-thruster test facility; class 100,000 cleanroom and four class 100 laminar-flow benches; magnetic mapping facility and thrust balance.
Standards
Current QinetiQ/STFC facility profile says QinetiQ works with governments, space agencies, prime contractors and small businesses; no facility accreditation inferred.
Contact
Operator-wide contact: Email: customercontact@qinetiq.com; Phone: +44 (0)1252 392000
Approximate location
GU14 0LX ยท Postcode area location