Test Facilities

The Small Vibration Test Facility, similar to the Large Vibration Test Facility, is used to verify the endurance of systems or equipment on board spacecraft under a simulated launch vibration environment.
This facility is differentiated from the Large Vibration Test Facility in that it is used mainly for tests on small to mid-sized spacecraft or spacecraft equipment, providing facility options to users depending on the size of the test item and the intended test purposes.
This facility is equipped with interlock functions appropriate for its software and hardware to mitigate human errors and thus protect a test item. Possessing many control/measurement channels and ability to handle high frequencies up to 2000 Hz or generate transient waves as shock, this facility makes vibration tests not specific to aerospace fields but applicable to general purposes.