SPACECRAFT HORIZONTAL HOISTING DEVICE
The SPACECRAFT HORIZONTAL HOISTING DEVICE hoists and maintains any SPACEBUS NEO spacecraft in Z horizontal position during Assembly, Integration, test stages in TAS-F premises.
SPACECRAFT HORIZONTAL HOISTING DEVICE
The mission's challenge
The main challenge here was to adjust to the very short deadline required to start the tests at the customer site.
Specificity
The hoisting device is an self-balanced MGSE.Technical characteristics
- Dimensions: 3558 x 2060 x 3964 mm
- Mass: 3820 kg
- SWL: 7 t at 3 m
- Environment: ISO 8
- Temperature: 22 ± 3°c
Operational characteristics
The SPACECRAFT HORIZONTAL HOISTING DEVICE is considered a lifting equipment. Consequently, the mechanical strength, the deformation criteria and the stability are critical.
All the requirements satisfy the following general conditions :
- Overall robustness and compactness
- Stability in both dynamic and static situations
- Safety of people and goods during use
Delivery times
The usual lead time is 8 months, via different steps:
- Mechanical design and analysis
- Manufacture of control tools
- Production
- Qualification testing
Certifications
This equipment complies with European Standard 2006/42/EC and is tested at 2 SWL by an accredited body.
