Separation Device Clamp Band
Glavkosmos
A clamp band separation device designed for shock-free spacecraft separation from an adapter, activated by a command from the booster control unit.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 0.5 kg
- Design life
- 6 years
- Lead time
- 4 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
- 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
- 2011
- Design life
- 6 years
- Lead time
- 4 months
- Brief history of flight qualification
- Amos-5, Yamal-300K, Express-AT1, Express-AT2, Express-AM8, KazSat-3, Loutch-5V, Express-AM5, Express-AM6, Yamal-401.
- Maximum permissible stretching force at the interface
- 9174 kg
- Retention force holding the clamp band from actuation
- 162 to 231 kg
- Operating temperature range
- -100 to +100 °C
- Operational life defined by cycles, not less than
- 10
- Mass
- 0.5 kg
About
The Separation Device Clamp Band serves the critical purpose of attaching a spacecraft to its adapter during their joint operation phase. It is engineered to provide a shock-free separation of the spacecraft with specified parameters, initiated by a command received from the booster control unit. This product was released in 2011 and boasts a guaranteed service life of 6 years. It has a significant flight heritage, having been qualified on missions such as Amos-5, Yamal-300K, Express-АТ1, Express-АТ2, Express-АМ8, KazSat-3, Loutch-5V, Express-АМ5, Express-АМ6, and Yamal-401. The estimated production and delivery time for this component is 4 months. It is designed to withstand an operating temperature range of -100 to +100 °С and has an operational life of not less than 10 cycles.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.