A new federal standard established by RESHETNEV
RESHETNEV experts have developed a new federal standard concerning satellites internal charging durability.
While working on a joint project, RESHETNEV and Russian Standardization Institute of Moscow have issued a new federal standard that shall contribute to forming of unified technical development and quality policy for domestic aerospace industry enterprises.
In the new standard, RESHETNEV satellite engineers have adapted the company’s experience in providing environmental durability for the satellites taking into account up-to-date space environmental effect models as well as modern satellite performances requirements.
Technical solutions used in modern satellite production are dedicated to improvement of power resource and payload capacity. At the same time, their mass is decreased and onboard subsystems, structures and equipment are downsized.
“Satellites and their components become more and more sensitive to internal charging which arises under the influence of cosmic charged particle fluxes. Therefore, new effective approaches to their protection are required today,” – explained Igor Maximov, the Head of Electric Compatibility, Electrostatic Discharge and Space Environment Effects Department.
The new standard describes methods, which will allow adapting latest advances in the satellite design and construction ensuring their reliable operation in orbit for a guaranteed lifetime.
