Advanced Lightband (ALB)
Planetary Systems Corp (Rocket Lab)
Lightweight next-generation spacecraft separation system, one-third the weight and half the height of a typical clamp band.
Technical specifications
- Bolt circle diameters available
- 8.000", 11.732", 13.000", 15.000", 18.250", 19.848", 23.250", 24.000" (in)
- Fastener counts by size
- 12 to 36 fasteners depending on diameter
- Tip-off rate
- Tunable to < 1 deg/sec
- Separation delta-V
- Tunable to < 1.0 in/sec
- Integration time
- < 30 minutes
- Flight heritage
- 100% on-orbit separation success; thousands of qualification tests
About
The Advanced Lightband (ALB) is Planetary Systems Corporation’s next-generation, lightweight spacecraft separation system, used to separate space vehicles from launch vehicles and to separate elements of launch vehicles. It is offered in bolt-circle diameters from 8 to 24 inches and features integrated springs, switches, and connectors, with low shock and low tip-off rates (tunable to under 1 deg/sec) and tunable separation delta-V (under 1.0 in/sec). The ALB is backwards- and pyro-pulse compatible with the Motorized Lightband, integrates in under 30 minutes, and has never failed to separate on orbit across its flight history, backed by thousands of qualification separation tests.
Documentation
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