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Structures and Mechanisms for Space Applications Deployable Astro Aerospace Daniel Ochoa [email protected] For more information, please contact: Edward Keay [email protected] 6384 Via Real Carpinteria, CA 93103 Tel: 805-684-6641 www.northropgrumman.com/AstroAerospace ©2014 Northrop Grumman Astro Aerospace Printed in USA B002e Astro Aerospace Enabling mission success in this solar system and beyond Since 1958, Astro Aerospace has helped enable complex missions to Earth’s orbit, Mars, and beyond with innovative deployable space structures and mechanisms. Astro Aerospace products have been successfully deployed on hundreds of flights with zero failures. Our 100 percent success rate and extensive space flight heritage is a testament to our commitment to quality and reliability while maintaining affordability for our customers. • STEM® • AstroMast® • AstroMesh® Reflectors • Foldable Composite Antennas • Solar Arrays • Deep Truss Support Structures • Hinges • Telescopic Tube Structures The Astro Aerospace team has hundreds of years of collective design experience. Astro's 100 percent success rate on flight units and continuing commitment to high quality means reliable space deployable productsfor your program. Products Include: Plus many more custom designed solutions to meet customer requirements Astro Aerospace
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Structures and Mechanismsfor Space
Applications
Deployable
Astro Aerospace
Daniel [email protected]
For more information, please contact:
Edward [email protected]
6384 Via RealCarpinteria, CA 93103Tel: 805-684-6641
www.northropgrumman.com/AstroAerospace
©2014 Northrop Grumman Astro AerospacePrinted in USAB002e
Astro Aerospace
Enabling mission success in thissolar system and beyond
Since 1958, Astro Aerospace has helped enablecomplex missions to Earth’s orbit, Mars, andbeyond with innovative deployable spacestructures and mechanisms. Astro Aerospaceproducts have been successfully deployed onhundreds of flights with zero failures.Our 100 percent success rate and extensive spaceflight heritage is a testament to our commitmentto quality and reliability while maintaininga�ordability for our customers.
• STEM®• AstroMast®• AstroMesh® Reflectors• Foldable Composite Antennas• Solar Arrays• Deep Truss Support Structures• Hinges• Telescopic Tube Structures
The Astro Aerospace team has hundreds of yearsof collective design experience. Astro's 100 percentsuccess rate on flight units and continuingcommitment to high quality means reliable spacedeployable productsfor your program.
Products Include:
Plus many more custom designed solutions tomeet customer requirements
Astro Aerospace
AstroMesh® Reflectors8 On-Orbit Deployments Without Incident2 More Launches Scheduled for 2014
SMAP
AstroMesh Lite6 m flight reflector
MBSAT
12 m flight reflector
CLASSIFIED
Deployment pending
ALPHASAT
11 m flight reflector
INMARSAT 4
9 m flight reflectorThree successfuldeployments on obit
THURAYA/GEM
12 m flight reflectorsThree successfuldeployments on orbit
Benefits• The only reflector with 100 percent mission success• High stowed and deployed sti�ness• Low mass• Tested to >50 GHz• High accuracy surface• Verifiable in 1 g• PIM-free by design• Highly scalable
STEM™ ProductsStorable Tubular Extendible Member
High-Force Deployer• Push force 150 lbs+• Pull force 400 lbs• High deployment force over a distance• Retractable• Long mast from a small package
Deployable Antennas• Deploy in ≈1 second• Length 12 in. to 20 ft.• Diameters 0.5, 0.86, 1.4, and 2 in. for impedance matching
Quad STEM™ • High push force in multiple directions• Can push many directions simultaneously• Redundant motor drive gives high reliability
Benefits• High push and pull force in a single package• Retractable in vacuum “hands o�” improves test flow• Retractable on orbit allows unique payload capabilities, adjustment, tuning, flipping a spacecraft in a gravity gradient application, reconfiguration, docking• Small package size for tight envelopes• Provides a long mast from a small package• Provides long antennas from a small package
Deployable Structures
Telescopic Booms
Radar Structures
ISIS JWST prototype110-foot-long
Solar Array DeployerMILSTAR AstroMast®
Radar SupportStructureRadarsat
Antenna ArrayGPS 2R Antenna
Radar AntennaMARSIS
• High sti�ness and strength in a small package• Can provide very high sti�ness booms• Boom size change is easily accommodated by adding/subtracting tube segments• Excellent thermal stability• Excellent deployed repeatibility• Sizes from 3-110 ft.
