Fairing
Glavkosmos
The Fairing is a head fairing designed to protect spacecraft and upper stages from aerodynamic and thermal loads during a launch vehicle's ascent through dense atmospheric layers. It is flight-qualified and adaptable to customer requirements.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 1,180 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
- Design and manufacture of head fairings for the protection of spacecraft and upper stage from aerodynamic and thermal loads during ILV passage through dense atmospheric layers.
- Flight qualification of the product
- Yes
- Brief history of flight qualification
- HF 1.750 for Soyuz launch vehicle (Ø 3715 mm, length 8450 mm) with upper stage "Fregat". Mass of HF ≈ 1180 kg. HF 14S737 for the Soyuz launch vehicle (Ø 3715 mm, length 10400 mm) with the "Fregat" upper stage. Mass of HF ≈ 1400 kg.
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements
- Yes
- Hf rbf 1.750 for the soyuz launch vehicle
- Ø 3715 mm, length 8450 mm
- Hf 14s737 for the soyuz launch vehicle
- Ø 3715 mm, length 10400 mm
- Hf amge, hf 465gk.g for the zenit launch vehicle
- Ø 4100 mm, length 10400 mm
- Hf amg for the zenit launch vehicle
- Ø 4100 mm, length 11350 mm
- Mass hf
- 1180/ 1400/ 1670/ 1870 kg
About
The Fairing is a crucial component in launch vehicle systems, specifically designed for the protection of spacecraft and upper stages. Its primary purpose is to shield these sensitive payloads from the intense aerodynamic forces and thermal loads encountered during the launch vehicle’s passage through the Earth’s dense atmospheric layers. The product boasts flight qualification, with a brief history of flight qualification including the HF 1.750 for the Soyuz launch vehicle (Ø 3715 mm, length 8450 mm) with the “Fregat” upper stage, having a mass of approximately 1180 kg. Another qualified fairing is the HF 14S737 for the Soyuz launch vehicle (Ø 3715 mm, length 10400 mm) with the “Fregat” upper stage, weighing approximately 1400 kg. The manufacturer emphasizes the possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements, indicating a flexible design approach. The fairings are available in various configurations to suit different launch vehicles and payload sizes.
Documentation
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