Multi-layer Composite Structures
Glavkosmos
Multi-layer composite structures designed for thermal control and as strength elements of spacecraft, featuring aluminum and carbon fiber skins with aluminum foil honeycombs.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 4 kg
- Largest dimension
- 3,000 mm
- Design life
- 20 years
- Lead time
- 3 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
- Thermal control of spacecraft equipment. Strength elements of spacecraft bodies.
- Year of release
- 1998
- Design life
- 20 years
- Lead time
- 3 months
- Flight qualification of the product
- Yes
- Brief history of flight qualification
- Operated successfully on board of more than 50 Russian and foreign satellites.
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements
- Yes
- Overall dimensions
- up to 3 × 2.8 × 0.08m
- Skin thickness
- from 0.3 mm to 1.0 mm
- Specific mass of thermal honeycomb panel
- from 4 kg/m²
About
These multi-layer composite structures serve two primary purposes: thermal control of spacecraft equipment and acting as strength elements for spacecraft bodies. They were first released in 1998 and boast a guaranteed service life of 20 years. The estimated production and delivery time is 3 months. The product is flight qualified, having been successfully operated on board more than 50 Russian and foreign satellites. The manufacturer offers the possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements. The structures are composed of strength and thermal honeycomb panels with Aluminum and carbon fibre skins, and honeycombs made of Aluminum foil. Thermal honeycomb panels can include embedded and manifold heat pipes, liquid loops, various types of thermal optical coatings, heaters, thermal sensors, and multi-layer insulation.
Documentation
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