SCO-M Spacecraft Container Mega
Beyond Gravity (ex-RUAG Space)
Large-format spacecraft transport container from Beyond Gravity's spacecraft container line, for the biggest geosatellites and deep space spacecraft.
Technical specifications
- Product line
- Beyond Gravity spacecraft containers (SCO)
- Thermal control
- Full active and passive thermal control
- Environmental control
- Air filtering and drying or N2 purging
- Transport modes
- Road, air, long-term storage; certified for air transportation on a wide range of aircraft
- Operating temperature
- +19°C to +25°C (Operational, inside)
- Operating temperature (2)
- -40°C to +45°C (Transport, outside)
- Humidity
- < 65% relH. (Operational, inside)
- Humidity (2)
- ≤ 100% relH. (Transport, outside)
- Cleanliness
- Class ISO 8 (ISO 14644-1)
- Dimensions
- 6785 × 2765 × 2595 mm (Transport)
- Dimensions (2)
- 9490 × 3765 × 3085 mm (with Towbar / Castors / Jacks)
- Required height under hook
- 7000 mm
- Mass empty
- 5400 kg
- Mass with GenSet and ITR (Tare)
- 9500 kg
- Total mass loaded
- 11000 kg
- Payload
- 1470 kg
- S/C Stack Dimensions
- 5119 × 1074 × 989 mm
About
The SCO-M Spacecraft Container Mega is part of Beyond Gravity’s range of transport and shipping containers for satellites of all sizes, from smallsats to the largest geosatellites and deep space spacecraft.
Beyond Gravity is a leading expert in the design, manufacture, and testing of spacecraft containers, covering structural, dynamic, and thermal engineering and analysis, layout and manufacturing design, production and testing, as well as transport logistics and worldwide delivery. Over 60 spacecraft containers have been delivered to satellite builders in Europe and the US.
Beyond Gravity containers protect the satellite during road, air, and long-term storage with dynamic damping, thermal control, and filtering systems. Advanced features include full active and passive thermal control, dynamic protection for a wide range of payload masses, environmental control by air-filtering and drying or N2-purging, loading by hat-off lid, tilting lid, or door, and certification for air transportation on a wide range of aircraft.
Documentation
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