Protecting space assets
Space Armor™ tiles are engineered to absorb hypervelocity impacts while minimizing the secondary debris emission.
Front, side, and back views of the Space Armor™ Lite tile (30cm x 30cm x 2cm), tested with a 3mm projectile traveling at 7.2 km/s, showing minimum deformation on the back side.
Maximum protection. Minimal ejection.
The video below compares a monolithic aluminum plate and a Space Armor™ tile during hypervelocity impact, demonstrating the Atomic-6 advantage minimizing back side deformation and front side ejecta.
Lighter, stronger, smarter.
• All-composite structure
• Lighter and more compact than legacy shielding options
• Custom sizing upon request (up to 1m x 1m)
• Durable against atomic oxygen (AO) and vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) exposure
• Space Armor™ Lite shields against hypervelocity impacts of particles up to 3mm in diameter
• Space Armor™ Max shields against hypervelocity impacts of particles up to 12.5mm in diameter
• Shield tested at 7.2 km/s projectile impact for Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris (MMOD)
Don’t leave Earth without it.
• Protects against all untrackable debris (≤3mm)
• Protects against >90% of debris in LEO
• Minimizes secondary debris creation
• Minimal back side deformation, outperforming state-of-the-art shields
• Tile approach simplifies integration and design