Pyrolock
Glavkosmos
Pyrolock is a spacecraft attachment and shock-free separation device designed to secure a spacecraft to an adapter and release it using a command from the booster control unit.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 0.37 kg
- Design life
- 6 years
- TRL
- 9
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
- Spacecraft attachment to the adapter for the period of their joint operation; shock-free separation of the spacecraft with the specified parameters using the command from the booster control unit.
- Year of release
- 1980
- Design life
- 6 years
- Brief history of flight qualification
- Glonass.
- Clamping force
- 8500 kg
- Number of pyro elements dp4-2
- 2 units
- Operating temperature range
- -90 to +100 °C
- Actuating current applied during 0.003 s
- 2 A
- Mass
- 0.37 kg
About
The Pyrolock is a component of a separation device, designed for the attachment of a spacecraft to an adapter during their joint operation. Its primary function is to ensure shock-free separation of the spacecraft with specified parameters, triggered by a command from the booster control unit. This device was first released in 1980 and boasts a guaranteed service life of 6 years. It has a flight heritage with the Glonass satellite system. Key specifications include a clamping force of 8500 kg, the use of two DP4-2 pyro elements, an operating temperature range from -90 to +100 °С, and an actuating current of 2 A applied for 0.003 seconds. The unit itself has a mass of 0.37 kg.
Documentation
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