Name of facility | NASA Glenn 2.2 Second Drop Tower | Zero Gravity Research (Zero-G) Facility | Microgravity Drop Tower | Beijing Drop Tower | Drop Shaft Facility | Drop Exp. Facility | Bremen Drop Tower | Einstein-Elevator | |
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Research institution | NASA | NASA | QUT | NMLC | JAMIC | MGLAB | ZARM | HITec/LUH | |
Country | USA | Australia | China | Japan | Germany | ||||
Time in free fall in s | 2,2 | 5,18 | 2,0 | 3,5 | 10 | 4,5 | 4,7 / 9,3 | 2 / 4 | |
Free fall distance in m | 24 | 132 | 20 | 60 | 490 | 100 | 110 | 20 | |
Minimal residual acceleration | 10−3 | 10−5 | 10−4–10−6 | 10−3–10−5 | 10−5 | 10−5 | 10−6–10−7 | <10−6 | |
Maximum deceleration | 15–30 | 35–65 | 15–20 | 8–12 | 8 | 10 | 40–50 | 5 | |
Repetition rate per day | 12 | 2 | 15–20 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3 | 100 | |
Experiment payload in kg | 487 | 1130 | 150 | 630 | 5000 | 1000 | 500 | 1000 | |
Experiment | Ø/□ | 960 × 400 | Ø1000 | Ø800 | Ø850 | Ø1800 | Ø900 | Ø800 | Ø1700 |
Dimensions in mm | height | 840 | 4000 | 1500 | 1000 | 7850 | 2280 | 2107 | 2000 |
Capsule-experiment configuration | DS | VC | DS | DS is VC | DS is VC | DS | VC +optional FF | comb. of DS, VC, FF | |
Source | [1] | [2] | [3] | [4] | [5] | [6] | [7] | [8] |