SATLATCH — Shock-Free Deployment and Latching Mechanism
Nimesis Technology
High-performance SMA-based deployment and latching mechanism for space structures and payloads — operates from -120°C to +120°C with zero shock, TRL 8.
Technical specifications
- Technology
- Shape memory alloy (SMA) deployment and latching mechanism
- TRL
- 8
- Operating temperature
- -120°C to +120°C
- Shock
- Zero shock on deployment
- Platforms
- Satellites, rovers
- Applications
- Solar panels, antennas, payloads, deployable structures
About
SATLATCH is Nimesis Technology’s high-performance mechanism for the deployment and latching of structures or payloads in space. It offers a comprehensive and reliable deployment solution designed to operate under extreme thermal and mechanical conditions, with a verified operational temperature range from -120°C to +120°C. SATLATCH produces zero mechanical shock upon deployment, protecting sensitive satellite structures, solar panels, antennas, and instruments from the impulsive loads that conventional pyrotechnic or spring-based mechanisms generate. Its design is based on shape memory alloy actuation technology and has achieved TRL 8 with demonstrated suitability for satellite and rover applications. SATLATCH can serve as a standalone deployment actuator or as part of an integrated hold-down and release mechanism for deployable appendages.
Documentation
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