Thermal Balance and Cycling Testing of SMILE SXI Proto-Flight Model
University of Leicester · Awarded contract
AwardedThermal Balance and Cycling Testing of SMILE SXI Proto-Flight Model
Awarded 09 Oct 2023
Awarded09 Oct 2023
Value£179,356.00
AgencyUniversity of Leicester
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 2y 11mo ago2mo term
Awarded 9 Oct 2023Expired 7 Dec 2023
About
University of Leicester awarded a contract to Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory for thermal balance and thermal cycling acceptance testing of the Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) Proto-Flight Model (PFM).
The testing is part of the SXI instrument acceptance campaign for the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission, which studies the interaction of the solar wind with Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere.
The contract, valued at AUD 179,356, supports demonstration of compliance with instrument thermal performance requirements.
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Thermal Balance and Cycling Testing of SMILE SXI Proto-Flight Model
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