TU1 Thruster Unit Based on Modified Thermocatalytic Low Thruster
Glavkosmos
The TU1 Thruster Unit is a thermocatalytic low thruster designed for spacecraft orientation and attitude control, using hydrazine as propellant.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 0.59 kg
- Power
- 7.3 W
- Largest dimension
- 171 mm
- Design life
- 5 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
- Year of release
- 2013
- Design life
- 5 years
- Lead time
- 12 months
- Flight qualification of the product
- Yes
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements
- Yes
- Heater unit power consumption
- 7.3 W
- Overall dimensions
- 171 × 58 × 109 mm
- Mass
- 0.59 kg
About
The TU1 Thruster Unit is a thermocatalytic low thruster specifically designed for spacecraft orientation and attitude control. Released in 2013, it boasts a guaranteed service life of 5 years and is flight qualified. The unit utilizes hydrazine as its propellant and consists of one modified thermocatalytic low thruster. Its thermal management system includes two heaters (one main and one redundant), a radiator, and a set of Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI). Temperature monitoring is facilitated by three integrated temperature sensors. The product offers adaptability to customer requirements. The estimated production and delivery time is 12 months, not including the 4 months for material procurement and 6 months for procured parts and components.
Documentation
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