Space - Satellite structures

Sentinel 1 Tank Support Structure

Prime Contractor Thales Alenia Space

DTM for Thales Alenia Space performed the detailed design and optimization, structural verifications, assembly, integration and testing of the Tank Support Structure of the Sentinel 1 satellite. DTM also fully designed and realized, the quasi static test machine which has been used for the qualification and acceptance of the qualification and flight models of the TSS. DTM was fully in charge for the test machine control system and for the acquisition of all the data from the TSS (strain gages) which have been used for correlation and validation

Tank Support Structure

Test jig and electronic system for TSS static tests