Integrated Thruster Unit ITU-5000M
Glavkosmos
The ITU-5000M is an integrated thruster unit designed for spacecraft orbit formation and station keeping, featuring a high-precision Thruster Orientation Mechanism and a Modified Stationary Plasma Thruster.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 31 kg
- Power
- 50 W
- Largest dimension
- 776 mm
- Design life
- 15 years
- Lead time
- 14 months
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As published by the supplier
- Purpose
- ITU-5000M is intended for creating the required thrust forces when forming the spacecraft operating orbit followed by station keeping within the required limits during spacecraft operation in space conditions.
- Year of release
- 2008
- Design life
- 15 years
- Lead time
- 14 months
- Flight qualification of the product
- No
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements
- Yes
- Nominal range of station keeping – pitching motion
- [-34⁰; +14⁰]
- Nominal range of station keeping – yaw
- [-14⁰; +14⁰]
- Nominal rotation speed
- 0.2 ⁰/s
- Resolution capability
- 0.00205 ⁰
- Qualification life of motors-gear boxes
- 10000 cycles in a full angular range; 90000 cycles in an angular range of ± 1°; 26000 cycles in an angular range of ± 5°
- Power consumption
- ≤ 50 W
- Overall dimensions
- 776 × 760 × 416 mm
- Mass
- ≤ 31 kg
About
The ITU-5000M is an Integrated Thruster Unit intended for generating the necessary thrust forces during the formation of a spacecraft’s operating orbit and for subsequent station keeping within required limits throughout the spacecraft’s operational life in space. Released in 2008, it boasts a guaranteed service life of 15 years. The unit includes a high-precision Thruster Orientation Mechanism (TOM) and a propulsion system based on a Modified Stationary Plasma Thruster with a discharge power of up to 5 kW. Each propulsion system comprises a thruster and a Xenon Flow Controller (XFC) Unit, with pneumatic connections realized via stainless steel pipelines. Xenon is used as the propellant. The product offers adaptability to customer requirements. Key features include nominal ranges for station keeping in pitching motion and yaw, a nominal rotation speed, and high resolution capability. The motors-gear boxes have a qualification life of 10000 cycles in a full angular range, 90000 cycles in an angular range of ± 1°, and 26000 cycles in an angular range of ± 5°.
Documentation
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