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Integrated Thruster Unit 13

  • Purpose: ITU is intended for creating the required thrust forces when forming the spacecraft operating orbit followed by station keeping within the required limits during spacecraft operation in space conditions.
  • Year of release: 2008
  • Guaranteed service life (years): 15
  • Estimated production / delivery time (months): 14
  • Flight qualification of the product: No
  • Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements: Yes
ParameterValue
Nominal range of station keeping – pitching motion[-34⁰; +14⁰]
Nominal range of station keeping – yaw[-14⁰; +14⁰]
Nominal rotation speed0.2 ⁰/s
Resolution capability0.00205 ⁰
Qualification life of motors-gear boxes10000 cycles in a full angular range; 90000 cycles in an angular range of ± 1°; 26000 cycles in an angular range of ± 5°
Power consumption≤ 50 W
Overall dimensions776х760х420 mm
Mass≤ 31 kg

Integrated Thruster Unit (ITU) includes a high-precision thruster orientation mechanism (TOM) and two propulsion systems based on the stationary plasma thruster with a nominal discharge power of 1350 W. Each propulsion system consists of a thruster and a Xenon Flow Controller Unit, pneumatic connections between which are realized by means of stainless steel pipelines. Propellant – xenon.

Remark

Manufacturing lead time is given without taking into account the time needed to procure materials (4 months) and procured parts and components (6 months).