Gas Feed Unit
Xenon gas feed unit regulating flow (0.2–1.2 g/s) and pressure (1.7 ± 0.17 kgf/cm²) to electric orbit control thrusters.
Technical specifications
- Purpose
- Providing xenon at specified pressure and flow rate to orbit control electric propulsion units
- Year of release
- 2003
- Guaranteed service life
- 19 years
- Estimated production/delivery time
- 9 months
- Flight qualification
- Not yet flight qualified
- Customization
- Can be adapted to customer requirements
- Propellant flow rate
- 0.2 to 1.2 g/s
- Inlet operating pressure
- Up to 140 kgf/cm²
- Outlet operating pressure
- 1.7 ± 0.17 kgf/cm²
- Operating temperature range
- -20 to +50 °C
- Active lifetime
- 15.25 years
- Mass
- 3.1 kg
- TRL
- 7
About
The Gas Feed Unit is a pneumatic automation equipment unit designed to supply xenon at the specified pressure and flow rate to orbit control electric propulsion units. It regulates flow from 0.2 to 1.2 g/s and reduces inlet pressure (up to 140 kgf/cm²) to a controlled outlet pressure of 1.7 ± 0.17 kgf/cm². Released in 2003 with a 15.25-year active lifetime, 9-month delivery time, and a 19-year guaranteed service life.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
