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Satellite is placed in the required orbit by the launch vehicle. During launch, the interval of launching satellite undergoes high level levels of acceleration, vibrations and shock. Loads include vibration, shock and acoustic loads. Satellite structure should be made in such a way that it ensures the structural and functional integrity of satellite and can withstand such high level of loads. Launch loads depend on the launch vehicle. <br \>
We can only analyse structural integrity of satellite, we can’t comment on functional integrity. <br \>
To test functionality along with structural stability on software requires high computational power. It is more preferable to do functionality test on hardware rather than on software because it provides more visual information than software and also helps to examine practical problem more conveniently. Listed below are typical analyses usually performed to ascertain structural stability: