ATS-F notching criteria as determined by analysis and test

Description of the development of the notching criteria for the ATS-F structural model sinusoidal vibration test. A brief description of the ATS-F spacecraft is followed by a definition of the significant structural tests conducted as part of the structural model test program. The interrelationship of these tests with dynamic analyses in the development of the notching criteria for the qualification level vibration test is discussed in some detail. A brief summary of the vibration test results is also included.