Purpose:
Assembly is used to cut the Dia 2 mm steel braided rope for satellite solar panel deployment
Criticalities involved are:
6 Assemblies are mounted on the periphery of the payload. During pyro-actuation, the cutter must cut the steel braided rope which holds the solar panel held by spring force.
Tolerances & Accuracies involved are:
+/- 5 Microns
Number of Parts involved are:
12 parts
Special Operations Involved
Precision machining, Boring, Vacuum Brazing, Knife Edge Grinding
Failure to perform:
Solar Panel will not deploy, which is a mission failure