Conical Adapter. Type 2
Glavkosmos
The Conical Adapter Type 2 is a flight-qualified CFRP conical grid shell designed to provide a specified interface between a spacecraft and an upper stage, such as the Fregat-SB booster or Zenit launch vehicle.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 34 kg
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
- Providing specified interface between the spacecraft and upper stage.
- Flight qualification of the product
- Yes
- Brief history of flight qualification
- Flight qualification since 2000.
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements
- Yes
- Height
- 398.5 mm
- Mass
- 34 kg
- Ring bore diameter, upper joint-lower joint
- 1172 - 1980 mm
- Booster / launch vehicle
- Fregat-SB booster/ Zenit launch vehicle
About
The Conical Adapter Type 2 serves the purpose of providing a specified interface between a spacecraft and an upper stage. It is constructed as a conical grid shell made from Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) and features two interface rings. The product has been flight qualified since 2000, demonstrating its reliability and suitability for space applications. The manufacturer also offers the possibility to adapt the product to meet specific customer requirements, allowing for customization based on mission needs. This adapter is designed for use with boosters like the Fregat-SB and launch vehicles such as Zenit.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.