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Arquimea Space recently developed a thermal control system (TCS) that removes and transport high power levels (up to 6 kW) from the active antennae DRA (Airbus D&S-Spain) on board GEO Telecom Satellite satellites (Airbus D&S-France, Hisdesat, ESA). This TCS was defined after a coengineering phase with Aribus D&S Spain. Then, Arquimea Space carried out the detailed design, manufacturing and acceptance testing of the hardware that comprises this TCS.
This TCS comprises several pieces of hardware that work jointly:
• Heat pipes that collect the heat waste from antenna electronics. Given that the tight DRA internal volume, there HP are integrated along with the antenna electronics to be cooled as part of the antenna.
• Heat Pipes and Loop Heat Pipes that transport the heat from the HP that collect the antenna electronics heat waste and transport it to the main spacecraft radiator panels.
Hardware MAIT activities were complex given its features and particularities. This was especially challenging for the LHP Sub-Assemblies (LSA) that its tubing goes all the along the spacecraft structure from the antennae to the spacecraft main radiator panels. These LSA were assembled and tested in full in-fight configuration in spacecraft like size GSE.
All the hardware underwent an exhaustive qualification test campaign to meet the specific requirements for GEO Telecom Satellite. Additionally, flight hardware undergoes acceptance both at component and assembly levels.
The hardware for PFM satellite has been already delivered to Airbus D&S-France. The next step is the production and delivery of the hardware for FM2 satellite.
