Spacecraft Test

Spacecraft Test is an engineering verification and validation procedure in which a spacecraft or its subsystems are subjected, in controlled ground or flight conditions, to operationally representative or qualification-level stimuli and measurements to demonstrate compliance with design requirements, performance specifications, and mission reliability objectives.

1.9K

Publications

58.4K

Citations

Authors

1.2K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

261

Variants

Spacecraft Testing

Parents

Spacecraft Design

Children

Acceptance TestingCommand Handling TestingContamination Control TestingData Handling TestingFault Injection TestingFunctional TestingGround Support Equipment TestingIntegrated Systems TestingLaunch Environment SimulationLife-cycle Testing

Publications

1.9K

A test of general relativity using radio links with the Cassini spacecraft

B. Bertotti, L. Iess, Paolo Tortora · Nature · 2003 · 2K citations

Natural Sciences, Aerospace Engineering, Physics +8

Advances in astronautical sciences

Luke Shepherd · Planetary and Space Science · 1963 · 1.3K citations

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy +12

Space mission analysis and design

Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 771 citations

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering +12

The Axial Double Probe and Fields Signal Processing for the MMS Mission

R. E. Ergun, S. C. Tucker, J. Westfall et al. · Space Science Reviews · 2014 · 655 citations · Full text

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electromagnetism +13

Advances in astronautical sciences

Brian O’Leary · Icarus · 1983 · 598 citations

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy +12

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Authors

SV
S. Vitale
University of Trento, Italy
22 publications · 1.1K citations
18
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DB
D. Bortoluzzi
University of Trento, Italy
18 publications · 850 citations
16
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KA
Kenneth A. LaBel
Goddard Space Flight Center, United States
24 publications · 506 citations
15
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TJ
T. J. Sumner
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
17 publications · 943 citations
15
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DW
D. W. Miller
European Organization for Nuclear Research, Switzerland
17 publications · 431 citations
14
h-index

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Institutions

1.2K

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Venues

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
198 publications · 6.4K citations
44
h-index
Acta Astronautica
91 publications · 4.2K citations
34
h-index
Advances in Space Research
61 publications · 2K citations
24
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Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE
86 publications · 2K citations
22
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IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
29 publications · 1.2K citations
21
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