{"id":83559,"date":"2020-10-07T10:30:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T09:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=83559"},"modified":"2020-10-07T10:30:21","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T09:30:21","slug":"national-satellite-test-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/national-satellite-test-facility\/83559\/","title":{"rendered":"Mace completes exterior delivery for National Satellite Test Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macegroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mace<\/a> has completed the exterior of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/innovation\/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund\/national-satellite-test-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The National Satellite Test Facility<\/a> (NSTF), reaching a major build milestone in the process of becoming the UK\u2019s first co-located set of space test facilities<\/h2>\n<p>The National Satellite Test Facility being delivered by Mace, procured under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/scf-construction-framework\/54078\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Southern Construction Framework<\/a>, has been funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UK Research and Innovation<\/a> as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/innovation\/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mace is also working on the Electromagnetic Compatibility Chamber (EMC) \u2013 which will offer an area free from electromagnetic background noise, where spacecraft electronics can be checked and tested.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension system, the first of the vibration equipment, has been successfully installed on the reaction masses, the two 250 tonne blocks on which the vibration system will stand.<\/p>\n<p>At the NSTF, two 222 kN thrust shakers will be used to simulate the vibration of launch and test the satellite in 3 axes, the equivalent of a fully-loaded 25 seater bus being strapped to the top of a jackhammer.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next few months, this will be joined with copper wall and ceiling panels to create a copper shield that electromagnetic waves cannot pass.<\/p>\n<p>Inside this \u2018quiet\u2019 zone satellite manufacturers will be able to accurately measure the noise that satellite antennae produce, ensuring that we get a high-quality signal back for our TVs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/weather-data-enhance-bem\/76470\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">weather forecasts<\/a> and science operations.<\/p>\n<h3>Providing a stable environment<\/h3>\n<p>Rob Bridges, project director at Mace, said:\u00a0\u201cIt is an honour to be leading the international multi-disciplinary team delivering the NSTF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the 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