Composite Storage Tank
Glavkosmos
A flight-qualified composite storage tank designed for storing propellants like Xenon, Nitrogen, Air, and Helium, primarily for feeding electrical thrusters.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 8.7 kg
- Design life
- 22 years
- TRL
- 9
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Purpose
- Xenon storage unit.
- Flight qualification of the product
- Letter "O", flight use
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements
- Yes
- Working medium
- Xenon, Nitrogen, Air, Helium
- Operating pressure, not over
- 14.2 MPa
- Tank mass, not over
- 8.7 kg
- Xenon loaded mass
- 71 kg
- Inner tank volume
- 38.2 dm³
- Allowable helium leak during leakage test, l·μm of he/s, not over
- 1 · 10ˉ³
- Allowable leak rate throughout service life, l·μm of he/s, not over
- 2.33 · 10ˉ²
- Inner volume cleanness
- Russia State Standard GOST 17216, Class 5
- Design life
- 22 years
About
This Composite Storage Tank serves as a storage unit for various working mediums including Xenon, Nitrogen, Air, and Helium. It is specifically designed for propellant storage and subsequent feed to electrical thrusters, making it suitable for spacecraft propulsion systems. The product has achieved ‘Letter O’ flight qualification, indicating its readiness and proven use in space applications. It offers adaptability to customer requirements, allowing for customization. Key specifications include an operating pressure not exceeding 14.2 MPa, a tank mass not over 8.7 kg, and a Xenon loaded mass of 71 kg. The inner tank volume is 38.2 dm³. It boasts stringent leakage control, with allowable helium leak during leakage tests not over 1 · 10ˉ³ l·μm of He/s and an allowable leak rate throughout its service life not over 2.33 · 10ˉ² l·μm of He/s. The inner volume cleanness adheres to Russia State Standard GOST 17216, Class 5, ensuring high purity for sensitive propellants. The tank comes with a guaranteed service life of 22 years.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.