Manual Deployer of Pico and Nanosatellites
Glavkosmos
A manual deployer designed for astronauts to launch pico- and nanosatellites from the International Space Station (ISS) during extravehicular activity (EVA). It also protects satellites during transportation to the ISS.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 3.47 kg
- Payload capacity
- 5 kg
- Design life
- 5 years
- Lead time
- 6 months
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
- Launch of pico- and/or nanosatellites by astronaut from ISS at extravehicular activity (EVA), delivery of pico/nano satellites to ISS and their protection at transportation by cargo vehicles, provision of works onboard the station.
- Year of release
- 2018
- Design life
- 5 years
- Lead time
- 6 months
- Flight qualification of the product
- No
- Brief history of flight qualification
- Production and ground tests of the prototype.
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements
- Yes
- Working orbits
- Low
- Mass of device
- 3.47 kg ±10% (without thruster), 3.99 kg ±10% (with thruster)
- Mass of payload
- up to 5 kg
- Volume of payload
- up to 100 × 125 × 314 mm
- Linear separation velocity
- 0.25 to 0.50 m/s
- The angular velocity in the separation
- ≤2 deg./s
- Trigger trigger actuation force (remote control keys)
- 2.5 (3) kg
- Overrall dimensions
- 400 × 435 × 160 mm
About
The Manual Deployer of Pico and Nanosatellites is a device specifically designed for the manual launch of pico- and/or nanosatellites by astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) during extravehicular activity (EVA). Beyond its deployment function, it serves to deliver pico/nano satellites to the ISS and protect them during transportation by cargo vehicles, as well as providing support for onboard station work. The product was released in 2018 and has a guaranteed service life of 5 years, with an estimated production/delivery time of 6 months. While it does not have full flight qualification, a prototype has undergone production and ground tests. The manufacturer offers the possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements. It is supplied with a remote control, and there is an option to develop and supply a launch device for automatic launch in any orbit. The device is capable of deploying payloads up to 5 kg with a volume of up to 100 x 125 x 314 mm, achieving a linear separation velocity of 0.25 to 0.50 m/s and an angular velocity in separation of less than or equal to 2 deg./s.
Documentation
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