Building Earth Observation Cameras

323Journey from Ground to Space

nalized, a failure, however trivial it may appear, shall be referred to FAB. As

electronics component count is the largest in the payload, most of the failures

are related to electronics components. The designers must be transparent and

bring all the failures to the notice of FAB in a systematic formal way. Never ever

replace a failed component unless the cause is understood. If the failure is due to

design inadequacy, a thorough review is to be carried out on whether similar

design is elsewhere in the system and the design needs to be modied. In the

case of failure due to the generic nature of the component ...