Safe transportation andstorage of sensitivesatellite components

Space is an indispensable critical infrastructure for our modern society: communication, navigation, air traffic, weather forecasts, military reconnaissance - all these services that we take for granted are based on the use of space-based systems. For the protection, maintenance, and repair of these systems, the rapid deployment of satellites into orbit is key.

The Responsive Space Cluster Competence Center (RSC3) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is dedicated to building a technology base which enables satellites to be launched into space within a few days or even hours. In this context, DLR commissioned RST Rostock-System Technik to develop a special container which enables the transportation and long-term storage of highly sensitive satellite components. For this purpose, the container had to meet the standards of cleanliness class ISO5.

RST has developed a container which enables the safe transportation and storage of sensitive satellite components while maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness by using a pressurized calotte.

The pressurized calotte is supported by a shock absorption system which protects the sensitive parts from mechanical overload. The outer walls of the container can be dismantled using a patented quick-release system. The container is approved for road, sea, and air transportation. The storage conditions can be monitored and measured in terms of humidity, temperature, pressure, and particle contamination.