Transition Compartment
Flight-proven transition/adapter compartments for Soyuz (Ø3715/4110 mm) and Zenit (Ø4100 mm) launch vehicles (345–465 kg) for spacecraft-LV interface.
Technical specifications
- Purpose
- Docking of space head with previous stage and head fairing installation
- Flight qualification
- Yes
- Customization
- Can be adapted to customer requirements (per customer specification)
- 14C227 (Soyuz-2 + HF)
- Ø3715 mm × 8450 or 10400 mm, 345 kg
- RBFSTM (Soyuz-2 + AMGE)
- Ø4110 mm × 11433 mm, 465 kg
- RBFZT (Zenit + AMGE)
- Ø4100 mm × 10400 or 11350 mm, 390 kg
- TRL
- 9 (flight-proven)
About
Glavkosmos designs and manufactures transition compartments to ensure the docking of the space head with the block of the previous stage and the installation of the head fairing. Flight-proven configurations include: Transition compartment 14C227 (Ø3715 mm, length 8450 or 10400 mm, 345 kg), Adapter compartment RBFSTM (Ø4110 mm, length 11433 mm, 465 kg), and RBFZT adapter compartment (Ø4100 mm, length 10400 or 11350 mm, 390 kg). Manufactured per customer specification. Adaptable to customer requirements.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
