MIL-STD-1540: Test Requirements
for Space Vehicles
PURPOSE of MIL-STD-1540:
This standard establishes uniform definitions, environmental criteria, test requirements, and test methods for space vehicles and their subsystems and components.
APPLICATION of MIL-STD-1540:
The tailored application of these test requirements to a particular space program is intended to assure a high level of confidence in achieving a successful space mission. This standard is intended for use in the procurement of space vehicle hardware, including space vehicles and airborne support equipment that remain in the Space Shuttle Orbiter during orbital flight, as well as orbital satellites.
CLASSIFICATIONS of MIL-STD-1540:
The tests specified herein are classified as development, qualification, acceptance, prelaunch validation, or other tests.
COMPONENT QUALIFICATION TEST:
| Test | Reference Paragraph |
Suggested Sequence |
Electronic or Electrical Equipment | Antennas | Moving Mechanical Assembly | Solar Panel | Batteries | Valves | Fluid or Propulsion Equipment | Pressure Vessels | Thrusters | Thermal Equipment | Optical Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functional | 6.4.1 | 1^(1) | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Thermal Vacuum | 6.4.2 | 9 | R | R | R | R | R | R | O | R | R | R | R |
| Thermal Cycling | 6.4.3 | 8 | R | O | O | O | O | O | O | / | / | / | / |
| Sinusoidal Vibration | 6.4.4 | 5 | O | O | O | / | O | O | O | O | O | O | R |
| Random Vibration | 6.4.5 | 4 | R | R^(3) | O | / | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Acoustic | 6.4.6 | 4 | / | R^(3) | R | R | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| Pyroshock | 6.4.7 | 3 | R | O | / | O | O | O | O | / | O | O | O |
| Acceleration | 6.4.8 | 7 | O | R | O | O | O | O | / | O | / | / | R |
| Humidity | 6.4.9 | 10 | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O |
| Pressure | 6.4.10 | 11 | / | / | R | / | R^(2) | R | R | R | R | / | / |
| Leak | 6.4.11 | 2.6.12 | R^(2) | / | R | / | R^(2) | R | R | R | 0 | O | / |
| EMC | 6.4.12 | 13 | R | 0 | 0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| Life | 6.4.13 | 14 | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O |