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Mechanical Unit of Antenna Pointing System. Type 4

  • Purpose: Provides rotation of the mounting plane for antenna relative to the mounting plane of the antenna pointing system control module in two mutually perpendicular planes.
  • Year of release: 2014
  • Guaranteed service life (years): 15
  • Estimated production / delivery time (months): 6
ParameterValue
Rotation angle for each axis, °±16
Slew rate, °/min0-7
Measurement error of the rotation angle for each axis, arcsec, not exceeding60
Developed torque for each axis, N·m, not less than30
Load inertia moment, kg·m2, not exceeding30
Self-braking torque in a de-energized state of the electric motors for each axis, N·m, not less than11
Operating temperature range, °С-30 to +60
Operational life defined by hours, not less than88000
Active lifetime, years15
Overall guaranteed lifetime, years19.5

Two-degree-of-freedom electromechanical drive for antenna pointing.

Remark

Operating regimes: tracking, pointing.