The separation shock test facility is used to measure and analyze the shock levels applied to a spacecraft when it separates from the launch vehicle and when the antenna is deployed in response to activated pyrotechnics, in simulated shock environments on the ground.
The facility consists of a controller, an analyzer, high-speed cameras, and other equipment. The pyrotechnic controller sends an electric ignition current to the pyrotechnics to separate a spacecraft.The response data collected by the accelerometers mounted on a spacecraft are temporarily read into the data recording system, and then are uploaded to the analyzer for Fourier transform, shock response spectrum analysis, and other data processing. Photographic images of the state of separation are recorded by the high-speed cameras.
