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University of Leicester

LUV01156 Perform Thermal Balance and Cycling of the SMILE SXI PFM

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71600000
ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published9 Jun 2023
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL)

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
Anthony Midgley
acm26@le.ac.uk
+44 1162522058

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The brief

The Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) Instrument is intended for use on the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) mission Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) to study the interaction of the solar wind with the Earth’s magnetosphere and ionosphere.

As part of the instrument Proto-Flight Model (PFM) acceptance test campaign, the SXI instrument needs to undergo thermal balance and thermal cycling acceptance testing to demonstrate compliance with instrument thermal performance requirements.

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What the notice asks for

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As part of the instrument Proto-Flight Model

As part of the instrument Proto-Flight Model (PFM) acceptance test campaign, the SXI instrument needs to undergo thermal balance and thermal cycling acceptance testing to demonstrate compliance with instrument thermal performance requirements.

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OCID
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Stage
award · Awarded
Source
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Buyer ref
016410-2023
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