The development of the TRITEL instrument dedicated for space radiation and dosimetry measurements on the European Student Earth Orbiter (ESEO) has come to its final stage.
The development of the TRITEL instrument dedicated for space radiation and dosimetry measurements on the European Student Earth Orbiter (ESEO) has come to its final stage. We prepared the protoflight model in the cleanroom facility of the MTA EK Space Research Laboratory for delivery, and then we brought it to Italy, to the space industry company SITAEL. This was followed by the final acceptance tests performed on ESEO-TRITEL connected to the ESEO flatsat model. The tests were successfully completed. After the tests had been performed, the protoflight model was officially handed-over and now it is ready for final integration into the satellite expected to take place soon. After that the final satellite-level acceptance tests (vibration tests, thermo-vacuum and EMC tests) will be performed and then the ESEO satellite is ready to be launched according to a tight schedule.
This was the last time that, after many-many years of development, we could see the TRITEL flight model, so we were very much looking forward to this moment. Have a nice trip and good luck, TRITEL!
The ESEO-TRITEL protoflight model in the cleanroom facility of SITAEL
ESEO-TRITEL integrated in into the ESEO flatsat model
Integration of the ESEO-TRITEL protoflight model into the ESEO satellite structure
Balázs Zábori
ESEO-TRITEL team leader
ESEO (European Student Earth Orbiter) is a program of the ESA Education Office with educational purposes.
SITAEL S.p.A. is the contractual prime for the final integration and launch of the satellite.
The ESEO-TRITEL project is realized in the frame of PECS contract No. 4000112065 and the ESA PRODEX contract No. 4000124167.