Satellite Environments Testing: Capabilities for South American Industry

This virtual webinar highlights the potential of the South American space ecosystem to compete in the modern global space race. 

Lowered barriers to entry and new competitive advantages are now available to South American industry, made possible through cutting-edge innovations provided by global industry and academic partners for satellite environments testing and analysis. 

This virtual event is designed for engineering professionals, researchers, and academics in the South American space industry, who are keen to learn about the latest advancements in environmental testing for spacecraft and satellite technologies.

Dr. Gabriel Sanca, PhD. Discusses an Overview of Universidad Nacional de San Martín and its engineering programs offered, the history and vision of LabOSat – it’s newest spinoff venture – and the labs capabilities and state-of-the-art facilities for small satellite and spacecraft testing. More info on
Lab-O-Sat (Laboratory-On-A-Satellite) at Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM) in Argentina is available at https://labosat.space/

Next, Alex Carrella, PhD. discusses “New Proven Methods for Satellite Launch Certification that Lower Barriers to Entry” with an introduction to Direct Field Acoustic Testing (DFAT), Differences between DFAT and traditional Reverberant Field Acoustic Testing (RFAT), the Economic and technical advantages of DFAT, and an overview of MSI DFAT's Noise Generation Systems. More info on MSI DFAT can be found at: MSI DFAT Services LLC: https://www.msidfat.com

Finally, Chris Sensor presented on “Ensuring Mission-Critical Spacecraft Performance through Experimental Testing”. Topics included ensuring reliability and performance of space structures and components, an overview of Siemens DI SW's signal conditioning, data acquisition, and control systems and software solutions for spacecraft environments testing and analysis, including for noise, vibration, and harshness testing across AI&T workflows. More info on Siemens DI SW Testing Division can be found at: https://community.sw.siemens.com/s/ar...