Radiation Refrigerator
Glavkosmos
A passive radiation refrigerator designed to cool radiation receivers to cryogenic temperatures in space, with flight heritage on Meteor-M and Electro-L satellites.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Design life
- 10 years
- Lead time
- 6 months
- 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
- Year of release
- 2003
- Design life
- 10 years
- Lead time
- 6 months
- Flight qualification of the product
- es
- Brief history of flight qualification
- KA Meteor-M, Electro-L.
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements
- Da
- Working temperature
- 78°K
- Orbit height
- 830-36 000 km
- Orbit
- synchronous-solar, geostationary, highly elliptical
- Total heat dissipation of receivers
- No more than 350 mW
About
The Radiation Refrigerator is a passive device designed for cooling radiation receivers to cryogenic temperatures. It discharges heat into space, making it suitable for various orbital applications. The product was released in 2003 and has a guaranteed service life of 10 years. It has flight heritage on the KA Meteor-M and Electro-L satellites. The manufacturer offers the possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements, with an estimated production and delivery time of 6 months. It is designed to operate at a working temperature of 78°K and can function across a wide range of orbit heights from 830 km to 36,000 km, including synchronous-solar, geostationary, and highly elliptical orbits. The refrigerator can handle a total heat dissipation from receivers of no more than 350 mW.
Documentation
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