Connectors cope with LEO temperature swings

They are built to retain a grommet-to-wire and contact-to-contact seal in temperatures below -85°F (-65°C), with inserts that have been cycle tested between -319°F (-195°C) and +392°F (+200°C).

Additional testing, including vibration at -319°F (-195°C), can be found in the test report.

Deep Space connectors are excellent for a range of spaceborne applications, such as the bitter temperature swings of low Earth orbit (LEO) space, where satellites and space vehicles spend significant time during operations.

They are also fitting for space launch systems, future lunar missions, deep space exploration, space station applications, and more.

These connectors' capabilities in frigid temperatures also make them an excellent fit for the extremely low-temperature operating environments in superconducting qubit quantum computers.

They are intermateable and interchangeable with standard connectors and retain grommet-to-wire and contact-to-contact sealing.

Amphenol says that rubber will not take a compression set when stretched or compressed due to regular connector operations

Applications cover satellites, space vehicles, space station applications, space launch systems, lunar missions and deep space exploration.

The connectors are in stock at authorised distributor DigiKey.