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Working Medium Tank MVSK

Glavkosmos
Working Medium Tank MVSK

Hydrazine propellant tank (8.4 dm³, ≤2.5 kg) for monopropellant spacecraft propulsion systems, flight-qualified.

Technical specifications

Purpose
Hydrazine storage and feed to liquid propellant thrusters in monopropellant spacecraft propulsion systems
Flight qualification
Letter O — flight use
Customization
Can be adapted to customer requirements
Propellant
Hydrazine
Operating pressure
Not over 1.32 MPa
Mass
Not over 2.5 kg
Volume of propellant compartment
8.4 ± 0.1 dm³
Unused propellant residue after expulsion
Not over 0.2 dm³
Allowable helium leak (total)
Not over 5.0 × 10⁻⁴ l·μm He/s
Allowable helium leak (diaphragm test)
Not over 5.0 × 10⁻³ l·μm He/s
Cleanliness
GOST 17216, Class 5
Guaranteed service life
12.5 years
TRL
9 (flight-proven)

About

The Working Medium Tank MVSK is a hydrazine propellant tank for monopropellant propulsion systems on spacecraft. It stores 8.4 ± 0.1 dm³ of hydrazine at up to 1.32 MPa pressure, with a residual propellant of not more than 0.2 dm³. The tank has a mass of not more than 2.5 kg and holds flight qualification status (Letter ‘O’, flight use). It features a stiff-plastic diaphragm for propellant/pressurant separation and is rated for 12.5 years of service life.

Documentation

No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.

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