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VACCO Propellant Latch Valve

• Operating pressureup to 5000 psia (350 bar)
• FlowLow to High
• Introduction year1988

The VACCO Propellant Latch Valve is a fluid control component designed for spacecraft and satellite applications, offering variations…

Redundant SmallSat Propulsion Controller

• Valve drivers10 valve drivers with automatic stepdown voltage (per controller)
• Heater drivers10 Heater Drivers (per controller)
• Temperature sensing4 Thermistors & 10 Thermocouples (per controller)

A fully redundant, radiation-tolerant propulsion system controller module from VACCO optimized for SmallSats and CubeSats, providing independent primary…

NASA C-POD Micro Propulsion System

The NASA C-POD Micro Propulsion System is a self-contained reaction control module designed for 3U CubeSats, providing precise…

Standard Micro Propulsion System (MiPS)

VACCO's Standard MiPS is a modular cold gas propulsion system providing attitude control and delta-V for CubeSats and…

VACCO JPL MarCO Micro Propulsion System

The VACCO JPL MarCO Micro Propulsion System is a smart, self-contained propulsion module designed for 6U CubeSats, featuring…

Green mono-propellant Micro Propulsion System (MiPS)

The VACCO Green MiPS is a self-contained 3U mono-propellant propulsion system for CubeSats, featuring four 100 mN thrusters…

Integrated Propulsion System (IPS)

VACCO's Integrated Propulsion System (IPS) is a complete, bolt-on propulsion module for SmallSats, providing attitude control and delta-V…

VACCO ArgoMoon MiPS

The VACCO ArgoMoon MiPS is a hybrid micro propulsion system combining green mono-propellant and cold gas propulsion for…

VACCO Surface Tension Elements / Propellant Management Devices (PMD)

• TechnologyWintec fine woven metal mesh surface tension elements (STE)
• FunctionGas/liquid separation for propellant management devices (PMD) in zero gravity
• ApplicationsSatellite propellant tank PMDs, cruise missile fuel systems

Wintec fine-mesh surface tension elements that separate free gas from liquid propellant for zero-gravity propellant management devices in…

VACCO Wintec Metal Mesh Filters

• TechnologyWintec woven metal mesh, patented edge-encapsulation process
• MaterialsStainless steel and titanium micronic woven cloth
• ApplicationsCryogenic, propellant and pressurant filtration for launch vehicles, spacecraft, missiles

Patented all-metal woven mesh filters for cryogenic, propellant and pressurant fluid systems, flying on the Lockheed Martin A2100…

VACCO Etched Disc Propellant and Pressurant Filters

• Filtration range2 to 100 microns absolute
• MaterialsAll-titanium or all-stainless-steel, diffusion-bonded
• ConstructionStacked, photochemically etched metallic discs, no welding, class-10,000 clean room assembly

All-titanium or all-stainless-steel etched-disc filters providing 2 to 100 micron absolute filtration for spacecraft propellant and pressurant systems…

VACCO Space Component Integration Modules

• Integrated productsXenon Flow Control Modules, Xenon Pressure Regulation Modules, pressurization/propellant valve panel assemblies
• Building-block componentsTorque-motor isolation valves, fill & drain valves, pressure regulators, check valves, all-metal filters
• ServicesSubsystem-level performance and cleanliness verification, integration and test

Flight-qualified subsystem integration of VACCO valves, regulators, filters and torque-motor isolation valves into xenon flow control and pressure…

12″ Cryogenic Prevalve

• Product typesCryogenic ball valves; cryogenic fill & drain valves; cryogenic prevalves
• Featured product12 in. cryogenic prevalve, SLS Core Stage
• FunctionsPropellant chill-down, engine flow control, MPS safing

A 12-inch cryogenic prevalve developed by VACCO for the SLS Core Stage, controlling propellant flow and supporting chill…

VACCO CubeSat Propulsion and ChEMS Flow Control Modules

• TechnologyChEMS — Chemically Etched Micro Systems (patent #6,334,301), titanium micro-manifolds
• Filtration range2 to 100 microns absolute
• Sensor range20 to 3,000 psia

Patented ChEMS titanium micro-manifold modules integrating valves, filters, sensors and thrusters into compact CubeSat/SmallSat propulsion feed systems.

VACCO Couplings and Disconnects

• FamiliesPneumatic couplings; cryogenic fluid couplings; hazardous fluid couplings
• Coupling typeHuman-rated T-0 interstage disconnects and in-space refueling mechanisms
• ApplicationsFill/vent/purge/leak-check, fuel-cell and propulsion fill & drain, cryogenic vent, on-orbit refueling

Pneumatic, cryogenic and hazardous-fluid quick disconnects and human-rated T-0 couplings for launch vehicles, spacecraft and on-orbit refueling.

VACCO Universal Satellite Pressure Regulator (VUSPR)

• ConfigurationsSingle-stage to series-redundant; hard-seat and soft-seat
• Max flowUp to 1.0 lbm/sec (high-flow designs)
• Compatible mediaArgon, helium, iodine, nitrogen, oxygen, water, xenon

High-precision pressure regulator family flying on human-spaceflight and commercial satellite platforms, from the Space Shuttle to NASA's Mars…

VACCO Fill and Drain Valves

• TypesHigh pressure and low pressure fill & drain (service) valves
• OperationManual, anti-rotation rising-stem design
• SealingTwo or three redundant seals against external leakage

Manually operated high- and low-pressure service valves for filling and draining gases and propellants on spacecraft and missiles.

VACCO Thruster Valves

Monopropellant, bipropellant and cold-gas thruster valves for attitude control, reaction control and orbital maneuvering, including the Cold Gas…