Research on the establishment of space environment test facility and security management strategy for large satellite system

Jong-Min Im; Seong-Bin Lim; Hee-Kwang Eun; Ji-Seok Kim; Min-Jun Kim

doi:10.23386/joss.2025.2.2.001

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Research on the establishment of space environment test facility and security management strategy for large satellite system

31 December 2025. pp. 1-13

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Abstract

Satellites of various geometries and weights have been developed in the recent years, from very small satellites constellations to geostationary satellites. For space systems such as satellites and launch vehicles, it is essential to verify various space environments on the ground. To this end, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute has been operating a space environment test facility since 1996, and recently, with the expansion of the space industry, a number of space environment test facilities are being built in Korea. In addition, for the verification of high-performance large satellites and large systems that are planned to be developed in the future, preemptive construction of space environment test facilities that can accommodate them is an essential factor. In the case of large space environment test facilities, the construction, operation, and maintenance of large facilities are costly, so private joint utilization is essential to secure economic efficiency and effectiveness. Many large space environment test facilities in the U.S., Europe, and Japan are already providing test services through joint utilization by receiving requests from various users. In this study, we identified additional test facilities required to conduct space environmental tests for large systems to be developed in the future and examined how to build them. In addition, a study was conducted on the layout and security management strategy of test facilities for public-private joint utilization.

Keywords

Satellite

Space environment test facility

Vibration shaker

Large thermal vacuum chamber

Compact payload test range

Security management

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Publisher :Korean Academy of Space Security
Publisher(Ko) :한국우주안보학회
Journal Title :JOURNAL OF SPACE SECURITY
Journal Title(Ko) :한국우주안보학회지
Volume : 2
No :2
Pages :1-13
Received Date : 2025-04-07
Revised Date : 2025-07-01
Accepted Date : 2025-11-22
DOI :https://doi.org/10.23386/joss.2025.2.2.001

JOURNAL OF SPACE SECURITY ISSN:3058-5759(Print) 한국우주안보학회지

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