Orbital SMF User Manual
SMF – Arizona
Satellite Manufacturing Facility in Gilbert, Arizona
FACILITY
Satellite
Manufacturing
Orbital’s Satellite Manufacturing Facility (SMF) in Gilbert, Arizona is one of the largest spacecraft
Assembly, Integration and Test (AI&T) facilities in the United States. The 135,000 square foot facility is
one of the most advanced of its kind, able to simultaneously accommodate multiple spacecraft from
board-level manufacturing through full system integration and test, all under one roof and on the ground
oor.
Completed in 2004, the facility is designed for efcient AI&T of highly reliable, but affordable spacecraft
to 62 feet in length. It also has the exibility to accommodate security requirements for multiple
Government regulations/directives. Six spacecraft have been produced in this facility and successfully
launched in support of missions for commercial Earth imaging, space science, and military technology
demonstrations. Orbital is currently under contract for the production of three additional spacecraft
types for NASA and 81 spacecraft for Thales Alenia.
Current Programs at the Arizona SMF Include:
• Iridium® NEXT (81 spacecraft) for Thales Alenia (2015+ launch)
• Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) for NASA (2016 launch)
FACTS AT A GLANCE
Arizona SMF Features:
• Satellite Assembly, Integration, and
Test Areas (25,600 sq ft)
– Low-Bay, Class 100K (13,600 sq ft)
– High-Bay, Class 100K (7,200 sq ft)
– Two Class 10K Clean Rooms
(2,400 sq ft each)
• Thermal Vacuum Test Facility with
20’ x 15’ Diameter Test Chamber
• Dynamics/Structural Test Lab
– Dynamic Testing: Acoustics, Modal
Survey, Vibration, and Static
– Transient Capture: Shock,
Separation, and Deployment
• Electromagnetic Interference/
Compatibility (EMI/EMC) Test
Anechoic Chamber: 17,101 cu ft
• Board and Subsystem-Level
Manufacturing
• Multi-Layer Insulation Fabrication
• Wire Harness Assembly
• Manufacturing Machine Shop
• Multiple Program Ofce and
Engineering Support Areas
• Security to TS/SCI
• Extensive Personnel Protection and
Security Alarms
Landsat 8 in Orbital's Gilbert, Arizona satellite manufacturing facility
SMF – Arizona
Assembly &
Integration Bay
(Low Bay)
Facility Layout
Program Offices
& Support
EGSE
Work Center
Security
Lobby
Battery Test
Center
Boiler
Room
Asset
Mgm’t
Blanket
Work
Center
Program Offices
& Support
Conference
Electrical
Room
Room
Office
Facility Shop
Machine
Shop
Board/Box-Level
Test Area
Program Offices
& Support
Inspection
Bulk
Storage
Harness
Work
Center
Board
Manufacturing
EGSE Assembly
and Test
Stock
Room
IDF
Mechanical
Work
Center
Program
Offices
& Support
Shipping &
Receiving
Assembly, Integration & Test Bays
(Class 10k)
Assembly, Integration & Test Bay
Deployment and Environmental
Thermal Vacuum
Test Area
(Class 100k)
Test Staging High Bay
(Accoustic, Vibration, Shock)
EMI/EMC
Test Area
Structural Test Lab
27 x 30 x 21 ft EMI/EMC
Test Chamber
AI&T Low-Bay (25 ft hook height)
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Thermal Vacuum Test Chamber
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High-Bay for Deployment and
Environmental Test Staging
(62 ft hook height)
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Dynamics Test Lab
(57 ft hook height)
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