Spacecraft Separation Device
Glavkosmos
A mechanical device designed for the shock-free separation of spacecraft from an adapter, featuring locks, spring-loaded pushrods, a clamp-band with explosive pins, separation connectors, and sensors.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 10.5 kg
- Design life
- 6 years
- Lead time
- 12 months
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
- 12 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.
- Separation device mass
- 10.5 to 15 kg
- Attitude rate of spacecraft separation
- no greater than 3% relative to any axis
- Linear velocity of spacecraft separation
- 1.5±0.5 m/s
- Separating spacecraft mass
- 1600 to 3400 kg
- Number of locks
- 6 or 12 units
- Maximum permissible axial equivalent force at the separation interface
- up to 1080000 N
- Number of push-rod springs
- 6 or 8
About
The Spacecraft Separation Device serves to attach a spacecraft to an adapter during their joint operation and to facilitate shock-free separation of the spacecraft with specified parameters upon command from the booster control unit. It was first released in 2011 and boasts a guaranteed service life of 6 years. The estimated production and delivery time is 12 months. The device is composed of locks, spring-loaded pushrods, a clamp-band equipped with explosive pins, separation connectors, and separation sensors. It has a strong 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.
Documentation
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