Propulsion Tanks (Diaphragm, PMD, Pressurant and Motor Cases)
Heritage family of spacecraft propulsion tanks with over 7,000 units flown and zero on-orbit failures.
Technical specifications
- Tanks Flown
- 7,000+
- On-orbit Failures
- 0
- Operational Heritage
- 60+ years
- Product Family Includes
- PMD tanks, diaphragm tanks, pressurant tanks, motor cases
About
Northrop Grumman’s propulsion tanks product line spans six decades of on-orbit heritage, encompassing Propellant Management Device (PMD) tanks, diaphragm tanks, pressurant tanks, and motor cases. Over 7,000 tanks have been produced and flown across major space exploration missions and launch vehicles — including Cassini, Mariner, Pioneer, Voyager, the Space Shuttle, and the Delta III/IV and Atlas launch vehicle families — with zero on-orbit failures reported to date.
Documentation
- Mission-Enabling-Propulsion-Tanks-factsheet_Original file.pdf PDF source: media.northropgrumman.com ↗
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