Test Facilities
Co-location with DLR Lampoldshausen provides ISPTech engineers with access to Europe's most comprehensive propulsion test infrastructure — from atmospheric hotfire to altitude simulation.
Lampoldshausen Test Site
ISPTech operates from Im Langen Grund 1, Lampoldshausen — adjacent to the DLR Institute of Space Propulsion (Institut für Raumfahrtantriebe). The Lampoldshausen site has hosted European propulsion testing since the 1960s and currently supports Ariane 5 and Ariane 6 stage testing. ISPTech benefits from this unique test environment to conduct development, qualification, and acceptance testing for its propulsion product range.
Hotfire Test Rigs
Atmospheric hotfire test stands for thrust measurement and performance characterisation. Instrumented with Kistler thrust cells (±0.5%), K-type thermocouple arrays, and Kulite pressure sensors at 100 kHz acquisition.
Altitude Simulation
Vacuum chamber providing 0.1 mbar simulated altitude conditions. Supports qualification testing of thruster systems at representative orbital pressure conditions. Plume expansion characterisation at altitude.
Plume Diagnostics
High-speed schlieren imaging (up to 50 kHz), non-intrusive laser absorption spectroscopy for combustion species measurement, and Langmuir probe arrays for electric propulsion plume characterisation.
Test Environment
Discuss Test Programme
Our test engineering team can discuss test campaign planning, witness test arrangements, and qualification documentation requirements with your programme team.