Metal Composite Xenon Tank XT-350
350-litre flight-proven metal-composite xenon tank (up to 570 kg Xe, 43.5 kg, 15.5-year lifetime) for GEO electric propulsion orbit-raising.
Technical specifications
- Purpose
- Xenon storage for apogee electric propulsion units in GTO-to-GEO orbit-raising
- Year of release
- 2012
- Guaranteed service life
- 19 years
- Estimated production/delivery time
- 12 months
- Flight qualification
- Flight-qualified
- Customization
- Can be adapted to customer requirements
- Volume
- 350 l
- Xenon mass capacity
- Up to 570 kg
- Operating pressure
- 110 kgf/cm²
- Burst pressure
- More than 250 kgf/cm²
- Tank mass
- 43.5 kg
- Mass efficiency coefficient (mt/mx)
- 0.076
- Active lifetime
- 15.5 years
- TRL
- 9 (flight-proven)
About
The Metal Composite Xenon Tank XT-350 is a 350-litre metal-composite pressure vessel for apogee electric propulsion units performing GTO-to-GEO orbit-raising. It stores up to 570 kg of xenon at 110 kgf/cm² operating pressure with a burst pressure exceeding 250 kgf/cm², with a mass efficiency coefficient (mt/mx) of 0.076. Released in 2012 with a 12-month delivery time, a guaranteed service life of 19 years, and a 15.5-year active mission lifetime. Flight-qualified and adaptable to customer requirements.
Documentation
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