SRI connects the research institutes, labs, facilities, colleges, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute to pioneer the conversation about space in the state of Georgia and the world. By working hand-in-hand with academics, business partners, philanthropists, students, and governments, we are committed to staying at the forefront of space-related innovation.
Center for Space Hardware Assembly, Fabrication and Testing (C-SHAFT)
- Pick-and-Place Assembly System
- Solder Reflow Oven
- Solar Simulator
- Assembly, Inspection, and Rework Station
- Parameter Analyzer
- Hakko Rework Tool
- Vibration Table
- Thermal Vacuum Chamber
- Environmental Chamber
- Hand and Power Tools
Radio Frequency Anechoic Chamber
- Can be used to conduct EMI/EMC tests on spacecrafts
- Instrumented for the indoor testing of electrically small to medium-sized antennas
S-Band Satellite Ground Station
- Offers post-launch operations through its high-gain S-band and UHF/VHF ground stations
- Two independent ground station locations on campus and at the Georgia Tech satellite campus at Cobb County Research Facility
- 3-m diameter dish is used for high gain S-band receive and transmit capability
- Yagi antenna provides UHF/VHF uplink and downlink capability
Space Object Research Telescope
- Raven-class space surveillance telescope (0.5m, f/8)
- Capable of directly observing on-orbit space objects and validating algorithm performance