Vibration Isolations
for Spacecraft Instruments
STEP Lab provides launch and on-orbit vibration isolators for spaceborne payloads and component units.
Our isolators are superior in assuring both structural safety under harsh launch environment and vibrational stability against micro-vibration in on-orbit environment
Highlighted Features & Advantages
Launch Vibration Isolation
Launch vibration isolation of spacecraft on-board units without any additional launch locking mechanisms
Environment Mitigation
Availability of mitigating design and test requirements on the launch and on-orbit vibration environments
On-orbit Vibration Isolation
On-orbit micro-vibration isolation enables availability of applying sensitive payloads with minimal design efforts.
Spaceborne Cryocooler Isolator (TRL 9 in 2021)
Application | Spaceborne Cryocoolers (or other micro-vibration sources) - For both launch and on-orbit vibration attenuation |
No. of Isolator Mounts | 4 EA |
Isolator Size | 62 mm × 29 mm × 73 mm (per ea) |
Isolator Mass | 0.13 kg (per ea) |
Available Support Mass | ~ 4 kg |
Isolation Cut-off Freq. | 7.5 Hz (can be changed depends on customer’s need) |
Vibration Attenuation Performance | ≥ 3.5 times reduction w.r.t. launch vibration input ≥ 29 times reduction w.r.t. micro-vibration of cooler |
Features | Survivability without launch lock mechanism |
Flight Heritages & Achievements |
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Spaceborne Payload Isolator (TRL 6 in 2023)
Application | Spaceborne Payloads - for launch vibration attenuation |
No. of Isolator Mounts | 4 EA |
Isolator Size | 59 mm × 126 mm × 94 mm (per ea) |
Isolator Mass | 0.8 kg (per ea) |
Available Support Mass | ~ 15.5 kg |
Isolation Cut-off Freq. | 30 Hz (can be changed depends on customer’s need) |
Vibration Attenuation Performance | ≥ 4.5 times reduction w.r.t. launch vibration input |
Spaceborne Attitude Control Actuator Isolator (TRL 6 in 2024)
Application | Control moment gyroscope |
No. of Isolator Mounts | 4 EA |
Isolator Size | Disclosed by Customer |
Isolator Mass | Disclosed by Customer |
Available Support Mass | Disclosed by Customer |
Isolation Cut-off Freq. | Disclosed by Customer |
Vibration Attenuation Performance | ≥ 4.2 times reduction w.r.t. launch vibration input |