SDO
(Solar Dynamics Observatory)

Genesis Involvement
on this Project

Services
  • Design
  • Fabrication
  • Testing
  • Engineering Documentation
Highlights
  • Phase B conceptual design of the Observatory: Propulsion Module, Spacecraft Bus, Instrument Module, Solar Arrays and High Gain Antennas
  • Detailed designs, drawings and analysis for the Spacecraft Bus Module
  • Detailed designs and drawings for the Solar Arrays, the Solar Array Deployment System, and the High Gain Antenna Deployment System
  • Development, test and integration of the Solar Arrays, the Solar Array Deployment System, and the High Gain Antenna Deployment System
  • Spacecraft verification

 Overall Project Info

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SDO is designed to help us understand the Sun's influence on Earth and Near-Earth space by studying the solar atmosphere on small scales of space and time and in many wavelengths simultaneously. The Solar Dynamics Observatory is the first mission for NASA's Living With a Star (LWS) Program. It launched on February 11th, 2010. Genesis Engineering Solutions provided spacecraft design, development, verification and test support for the SDO project.
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