String accelerometer
Glavkosmos
A string accelerometer designed to measure the apparent acceleration of space objects, with flight heritage on the Soyuz launch vehicle.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 0.08 kg
- Design life
- 15 years
- Lead time
- 6 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
- Year of release
- 1972
- Design life
- 15 years
- Lead time
- 6 months
- Flight qualification of the product
- yes
- Brief history of flight qualification
- as part of the LV "Soyuz"
- Height
- 28.5 mm
- Diameter
- 32.5 mm
- Mass
- 0.08 kg
About
This string accelerometer is designed to function as part of an accelerometer unit, specifically for measuring the apparent acceleration of a space object in a given direction. It was first released in 1972 and boasts a guaranteed service life of 15 years. The estimated production and delivery time for this product is 6 months. It has undergone flight qualification as part of the ‘Soyuz’ launch vehicle, demonstrating its reliability and suitability for space applications. The accelerometer is capable of providing apparent acceleration measurements for both ballistic and space equipment.
Documentation
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