Phase D Build and Test Plan

Phase D Build and Test Plan

In Phase D, as flight hardware is received it will go through inspection and will then be integrated into the FlatSat (block 2 in diagram below). The purpose of the FlatSat is to test the flight hardware and systems together, prior to installation on the spacecraft. Details of the tests performed in the FlatSat, and the order that components will be integrated into the FlatSat and tested, are in the FlatSat Test Plan page. Following FlatSat testing, components will then be installed and integrated into their modules. Tests will be performed as necessary while this installation process is occurring, while the modules are open and components are still easily accessible (blocks 3 and 4). Once the modules are fully assembled, there will be a final set of tests where the modules are connected together and tested before they are installed together as a single spacecraft (block 5). Details of this process are in the Build Plan and Integration Tests page. With the final spacecraft fully assembled, a number of tests are performed on the spacecraft to confirm performance before it is delivered to NanoRacks (blocks 6 to 11). Details of these tests are in the Fully Assembled Spacecraft Tests page.

The following functional flow diagram shows all of these steps, from receiving flight hardware to delivering a fully assembled flight spacecraft.