Satellite with PEM press-fit fastening in orbit around the Earth

Hans Buch has delivered press fasteners for the satellite DISCO-1. It is the first in a series of satellites that Danish students are sending into orbit around the Earth, which will help understand climate changes in Greenland.

The satellite is called DISCO-1, and it was sent into orbit around the Earth by Space X in mid-April 2023 from the Vandenberg base in the USA. The satellite is built by the company Space Inventors, which used Hans Buch’s solutions for press fasteners.

The news about Hans Buch’s contribution is brought in Sjællandske Nyheder

Sjællandske Nyheder brought the story on May 17. Read the online version here:
https://www.sn.dk/albertslund-kommune/dansk-satellit-sendt-op-noget-af-den-er-fra-albertslund/

The news can also be read in the newspaper edition, which is available as an e-newspaper here:
https://www.e-pages.dk/erhvervstorkoebenhavn/27/

PEM press fasteners – a crucial lightweight solution

The satellite weighs only about 1 kg and measures 10x10x10 cm. The weight has been crucial for the satellite’s properties, explains division director for Hans Buch Industri, Rasmus Pedersen.

– It was essential for the design of the satellite that the weight could be kept down without compromising quality, and here our PEM press fasteners played a crucial role, he explains.

Read more about Hans Buch’s solutions with PEM press fasteners here:
https://hansbuch.dk/shop/vare-kategori/mekanisk-befaestelse/pem-presbefaestelse/

Satellites will help researchers understand climate changes

DISCO-1 is the first in a series of satellites that are sent into orbit around the Earth, which will help researchers understand climate changes in Greenland. DISCO-2 is planned for launch in the summer of 2024.

– We are excited and proud to contribute to the successful creation of the first DISCO satellite, and we have eagerly followed the launch, says Rasmus Pedersen.

Inspire young talents to the Danish space sector

The DISCO program aims, among other things, to attract young talents to the Danish space sector, which is growing rapidly and lacks workforce.

The project is also making history, as it is the first time that students across four of the country’s universities collaborate on an innovative, national space program. It resonates in the offices in Albertslund at Hans Buch A/S.

– We are pleased that the project aims to inspire young, technical talents to choose the space sector as a field and career. It is significant for a company like Hans Buch to be a small part of it, says Rasmus Pedersen.

The DISCO program has received support of 4.5 million DKK from the Industry Foundation. The program is a project collaboration between students from the IT University of Copenhagen, the University of Southern Denmark, Aarhus University, and Aalborg University and is built by the company Space Inventors.