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TestPod User Manual

Revision 2.0 /26.10.2022

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Page 2: Table Of Contents
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Page 3: Introduction
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Page 4: Purpose
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Page 5: Exolaunch Testpod
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Page 6: Introduction
Using adapters, it is possible to fit smaller Cubesats inside a larger TestPod. Typically, this involves a Cubesat going to the next sized up TestPod, for example a 1U CubeSat or 2U Cubesat using a 2U or 1U adapter inside a 3U TestPod.
Page 7 Access Windows There can be up to 16 access windows in total, depending on the size of the TestPod. These access windows are present on both sides of the TestPod and allow access to the Cubesat during testing, permitting accelerometer placement and visual inspection.
Page 8: Testpod Porperties And Interfaces
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Page 9: Physical Dimensions And Mass Properties
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Page 10: Mounting Interfaces
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Page 11: Lifting Points
Lifting Points Every TestPod has four threaded holes on the top side which can be used to attach lifting brackets. The location of the holes are shown in Figure 2, with an example mounting shown below in Figure 8. The screws are tightened to 1.0 Nm.
Page 12: Structural Characterisitcs And Lifetime
0.2 g sine sweep test with no mass inside the TestPod. The number of test cycles that can be run in a TestPod is only limited only by the rails. A general limit is difficult to define, since the wear on the rails depends mainly on the condition of the Cubesat rails tested inside the TestPod.
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Page 14: Flight Representativeness
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Page 15: Cubesat Interfaces
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Page 17: Access Windows
Access Windows The Access Windows are located on both sides of the TestPod and total 6, 8 or 16 depending on the model of the TestPod. These access windows allow for quick and easy access to the Cubesat after its integration for attaching accelerometers, visual inspection, or for a quick functional test using external ports at any point during a test campaign.
Page 18: Deployment Wagon
Deployer it serves to keep the spring in the correct orientation ensuring that the spring force is delivered correctly to the Cubesat. In the TestPod, the deployment wagon does not carry a spring. It serves only as a mechanical interface and is fixed in place using four knurled screws located on the back side of the TestPod. When these screws are removed, a set of pusher tools can be used to facilitate Cubesat de-integration, Figure 17.
Page 19: Door With Set Screws
Door with Set Screws The Cubesat is fixed in the direction of deployment by the deployment wagon at the back of the TestPod with four set screws located on the TestPod door. These are circled on the 3U TestPod as an example shown below in Figure 18.
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