Aggressive Liquids Filling Equipment Complex
Glavkosmos
A ground support equipment complex for filling prepared fuel components (temperature- and gas-content-conditioned) into launch vehicle or spacecraft tanks using compressed gas pressurization.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Design life
- 15 years
- Lead time
- 24 months
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As published by the supplier
- Purpose
- Filling of prepared (by temperature and gas content) fuel components with the method of compressed gas pressurization
- Year of release
- 2016
- Design life
- 3 years
- Lead time
- 24 months
- Flight qualification of the product
- No
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements
- Yes
- Design life (2)
- 15 years
- Ambient air temperature
- -40°...+40°C
- Charge range depending on fuel
- 5000-13500 kg
About
The Aggressive Liquids Filling Equipment Complex is ground infrastructure designed for the filling of prepared fuel components — conditioned by temperature and gas content — using the method of compressed gas pressurization. It is intended for handling aggressive (corrosive/hypergolic-type) liquid propellants at launch or processing facilities. The complex consists of five main units: a filling control machine; a fueling unit; a special unit for transportation and preparation of fuel with top drain; a filling unit for aggressive liquids; and a special unit for transportation and preparation of aggressive liquids with top drain. The equipment has a guaranteed/service life of 15 years, operates in ambient air temperatures from -40°C to +40°C, and handles a fuel charge range of 5000-13500 kg depending on the fuel type. It was released in 2016, has an estimated production/delivery time of 24 months, and can be adapted to customer requirements. The product has not undergone flight qualification, as it is ground-based fueling infrastructure rather than a flight article.
Documentation
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