Thermal Systems

Precision on earth. Reliability in space.

RUAG Space is the leading supplier of products for the space industry in Europe. Experience, outstanding reliability, customer focus and a comprehensive, clearly structured product portfolio make RUAG Space the partner of choice for manufac- turers of and launchers across the globe.

Our vision: Number one space product supplier At the heart of RUAG Space’s strategy is a clearly struc- RUAG Space’s vision is to be the leading supplier of tured product portfolio, which we expand according to space products. We laid the foundations for realizing a definite plan. In expanding the portfolio, we place this vision as a partner in institutional European space particular emphasis on space products that are attrac- programs from the very beginning. RUAG Space has tive in growth markets outside the institutional Europe- played a part in all major European missions, where we an sphere. have acquired know-how that benefits our customers all over the world today. The cornerstone of our success: Our employees In , , , , and Our values: Collaboration, high performance, visionary the USA, more than 1,300 employees of RUAG Space thinking develop, manufacture and test products for satellites Our corporate culture is based on the values of collab- and launchers. Teamwork, trust and respect character- oration, high performance and visionary thinking. ize the work environment at RUAG Space. Our employ- These values determine our actions and characterize ees work in close cooperation with customers and part- our relationships with our customers and partners. For ners. The success of RUAG Space is based on the skills more than four decades, RUAG Space has been an in- and commitment of our staff, on the accuracy and reli- dustrial partner to national and European space agen- ability of our mechanics, and on the creativity and cies. And we have been supplying our products to man- know-how of our engineers. ufacturers of satellites and launchers for just as long. RUAG Space: Part of an international technology group Outstanding product performance and consistency in RUAG Space is a dedicated division within RUAG, an meeting delivery deadlines are the yardsticks by which international technology group for aerospace and de- we measure success. Above all else, we are focused on fense. RUAG has its sites in Switzerland, Germany, reliability, as there is no scope for failure in space. Austria, Hungary, Finland, Sweden and the USA. RUAG employs 9,100 people worldwide.

Thermal Systems 3 Thermal Systems for space and cryogenic applications

RUAG Space is the leading European supplier of multi-layer insulation for spacecraft and market leader of super-insulation for cryogenic medical systems. The experience we have gained in more than two decades of thermal design and production enables us to increase your competitiveness with RUAG’s leading edge technology solutions.

Our vision is to be the leading competence center for We are certified according to ISO9001, EN9100 and vacuum thermal insulation solutions for space and ISO14001. cryogenic applications. Our mission is the development and production of multi-layer insulation for space and Space applications cryogenic industry to make our customers more com- RUAG Space activities for development and production petitive. To achieve this mission we focus on first-class of multi-layer insulation for space applications (satel- products and reliable and long-standing partnerships lites and launchers) started in 1991. Since then we have with our customers. developed our competencies and skills in more than 150 projects to become the leading European supplier Our development and production process comprises: of multi-layer insulation for spacecraft. • Thermal and mechanical engineering • Design and development • Production and integration

Ongoing Space Programs Customers Completed Space Programs Customers Sentinel 1 & 3 Thales Alenia Space, Italy; Casa Spain Cluster Airbus, Netherlands & Germany Biomass Airbus UK Soho Payload Module Airbus, UK METOP 2nd Generation Airbus France Huygens Airbus, Germany Meteosat Third Generation OHB Germany Envisat Instruments Airbus; Thales Alenia Space, Italy Galileo OHB Germany Mechanisms ITF, Austria OneWeb OneWeb RUAG Space, Sweden Heinrich Hertz OHB Germany Meteosat 2nd Generation Thales Alenia Space, France 6 Ariane Group Seviri Airbus, France EarthCare Airbus XMM Payload Module RUAG Space, Switzerland NGSAR Airbus Germany Integral Payload Module Thales Alenia Space, Italy Airbus France, Spain Abrixas OHB, Germany JUICE Airbus Spain Metop Airbus, Germany & UK SARah OHB Germany Rosetta Airbus, France Mars Express Airbus, France Venus Express Airbus, France Rapid Eye Jena Optronics, Germany; NASA, USA Herschel Dawn Field Camera Airbus, Germany Herschel & Service Modules, Thales Alenia Space Goce Airbus, Germany SAR-Lupe OHB, Germany Airbus, Germany & France, SENER, Spain Lisa Pathfinder Airbus, UK Swarm Airbus, UK Small GEO OHB, Germany EDRS-C OHN, Germany Iridium Next Thales Alenia Space Bepi Colombo Thales Alenia Space James Webb Space RUAG Sweden Antenna MLI

4 Thermal Systems Cryogenic applications COOLCAT 2 NW Moreover, RUAG Space has developed great expertise in the Multi-layer super-insulation made of double side aluminized, field of cryogenic super-insulation within the last 30 years. perforated polyester foil and non-woven polyester spacer

Today RUAG also offers the development and production of COOLCAT 2 NF cryogenic super-insulation for various applications such as Non-flammable multi-layer super-insulation made of pure al- helium liquefiers or superconducting magnets. uminium foil and glass fibre fleece

Typical industrial sectors are: COOLCAT 2 LOX • Medical Imaging Non-flammable, liquid oxygen compatible multi-layer- su • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance per-insulation made of pure aluminium foil and glass fibre • Technical Gases cloth • Accelerators • Superconductor Technology COOLCAT 2 NI Non-inductive multi-layer super-insulation for minimizing Cryogenic super-insulation from RUAG Space is sup- eddy currents, made of polyester foil aluminized in squares plied for, however not restricted to, the following ap- and non-woven polyester spacer plications: • Nitrogen and Helium Cryostats COOLCAT 4K • Cryogenic Piping and Storage Tanks Low absorptance helium can laminate • Superconducting Magnets • Particle Accelerators and Detectors COOLCAT B-R50 • Helium Liquefiers Low emissivity double sided aluminized adhesive tape with • Test Chambers polyester carrier, optimized for use under cryogenic environ- • Superconducting Cables ment

We can offer a broad range of vacuum super-insulation pack- COOLCAT 1050 ages with polyester or aluminium foils and different spacer Low absorptivity adhesive tape with aluminium carrier for in- materials. We have also developed the procedures for pro- sulating surfaces at 4K and for installing COOLCAT 4K duction on a larger industrial scale. Multi-layer super-insula- tion for cryogenic applications is covered by the COOLCAT COOLCAT H Line of multi-layer super-insulation products. Welding protection made of aluminium foil and fibre-glass cloth

For detailed product description and performance data please refer to our Thermal Insulation Products brochure.

Thermal Systems 5 Design and development

Our design and development of thermal hardware is based on proven and efficient processes and aided by state-of-the-art design software tools. It can be applied to a wide range of materials.

The design of the (super-) insulation blankets includes all Design tools slits, fixations and grounding points necessary for the appli- CAD programs Siemens NX cation. The design is based on electronic 3D models of the Data formats DXF, STEP application, e.g. helium can, Nitrogen tank, and/or FEM software NX Nastran, Ansys instrument shape. For very complex shapes, 3D mock-ups Thermal software Thermica, ESATAN can be built or a templates fit-check on the application will be performed. Space applications The configuration of the individual insulation is designed and For easy shapes only 2D design can also be sufficient, which manufactured according to customer requirements. The is especially common in the cryogenic field. blankets are then tested against verification requirements. RUAG Space also integrates the blankets on the instruments Thermal Systems management, engineering, design and ad- and satellites at the customers’ premises. ministration is located in RUAG Space Austria’s head office in . Based on the geometrical inputs and the set of thermal, me- chanical and other mission requirements, we provide three-dimensional design of insulation on CAD models for further development to the two-dimensional shape of insula- tion blankets which will be produced in our production facil- ity. Optimum fit, well defined interfaces, minimum mass and the desired thermal performance are the design drivers for our engineering and design process.

Materials & special products for space • Polyester (Mylar) blankets (aluminized polyester foils with polyester interleaving spacer) • Polyimide (Kapton) blankets (aluminized polyimide foils, embossed or high temperature polyimide, spacered) • High temperature shielding (Titanium) • High radiation shielding • Mechanism multi-layer insulation • Teflon blankets and Second Surface Mirrors (SSM) • Optical Surface Reflectors (OSR) • Heaters, thermistors, thermostats, doublers, interfillers

6 Thermal Systems Cryogenic applications Beside these customer specific super-insulation blankets, Based on our customers’ specific geometrical and thermal RUAG Space offers for cryogenic applications also standard requirements, two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional material which includes rolls and sheets of predefined layups design data will be generated by us and provided to the (narrow rolls on request), special single layer foils, cryogenic customer. tape and welding protection material.

We can work out the composition and the design of specific See listing of COOLCAT line above and for detailed product pre-cut and pre-assembled super-insulation. E.g. for Helium description and performance data please refer to our Ther- and Nitrogen systems we can define the number of reflective mal Insulation Product brochure including COOLCAT line layers, optimize the shape of blankets and overlaps, we cut datasheet information. and pre-assemble the blankets for minimized installation ef- fort and maximize the insulation performance as well as op- Materials & special products for cryogenics timize the repeatability in a serial production. • Polyester (Mylar) layups (aluminized polyester foils with polyester interleaving spacer) Blankets can be made of aluminized polyester or aluminium • Aluminium layups (pure aluminium foils with glass fibre foil, with polyester or glass fibre spacer, including helium can interleaving spacer) foils, welding protection, tapes and Velcros for installation • Special single layers for reduction of magnetic thermal and even more features. The customer can define super-insu- noise lation kits with all thermal components needed, even with • Special laminates for insulation at 4K heaters or temperature sensors. • Welding protection (aluminium foil with glass fibre cloth) We supply prototype kits and kits for serial production, if re- • Aluminized polyester tape quired to consignment stock or according to customers’ lo- • Pure aluminium tape gistics demand, for example just in time delivery or Kanban.

Thermal Systems 7 Production and integration

Production Facility Berndorf RUAG Space manufactures and integrates thermal insulation The production facility for space and cryogenic insulation is in-house or at the customers’ sites. Based on our worldwide located in Berndorf, 50 km south of Vienna. It features: connections to material suppliers, we have on stock a great range of multi-layer insulation reflective foils (Mylar, Kapton, • 300 m2 of an ISO class 7 cleanroom for space insulation Teflon, etc.) and interleaving spacers (polyester, glass, ceram- including ics) for the specific requirements of projects. • 1200 m2 production hall for cryogenic super-insulation, • lay-up facility, laser cutting and cold cutting 2017 RUAG Space started the design and development of • 500 m² for high temperature insulation areas flexible insulation for launch vehicles and in 2019- imple mented a production line for this type of thermal hardware Environmental Test Facility Vienna in a newly built facility connected to the existing MLI produc- Thermal Vacuum Chamber tion plant at our Berndorf site. Chamber dimensions: Usable length 800 mm, width 600 mm, height 600 mm Further, we offer the procurement and assembly of heaters, Vacuum system: thermistors, thermostats, Optical Surface Reflectors (OSRs) Operating pressure 10E-5 mbar and Second Surface Mirror (SSM) Tapes.

Temperature range: Since the beginning of 2012, RUAG Space has been offering • Thermal wall -85 °C to +95 °C the bonding of Optical Surface Reflectors on an NC - con - Optional -170 °C to +170 °C trolled pick and place facility for a maximum panel size of • Thermal platform -60 °C to +95 °C 2400 mm to 2600 mm.

Space applications Cryogenic applications Our production processes for the cutting of blankets, electri- The production line of customized super-insulation for cryo- cal grounding and assembly of multi-layer insulation, Velcros/ genics is organized in laser- and cold-cutting devices fol- Stand-offs, attachments as well as advanced cleanliness are lowed by manual assembly, quality check and commission- proven by many tests and several flight heritages. Advanced ing/packing stations. solutions have been worked out e.g. for high temperatures multi-layer insulation around thrusters with Titanium foils RUAG Space also offers support for initial installations on and multi-layer insulation at mechanisms. customer hardware to assure an efficient and high quality insulation process.

8 Thermal Systems Product areas Product lines

Electronics Navigation Receivers & Signal Processing

Satellite & Launcher Computers

Microwave

Antenna

Spacecraft Satellite Structures

Satellite Mechanisms (OSR with ITO and low UV coating)

Slip Rings

Mechanical Ground Support Equipment

Multi-Layer Insulation

Launcher Launcher Fairings & Structures

Adapters & Separation Systems

Sounding Rocket Guidance Systems

Dispensers

Thermal Systems 9 More interesting areas of RUAG Space: Mechanical Ground Support Equipment and Satellite Mechanisms

RUAG Space Austria provides design, analysis, development, production, testing and qualification of electro-, or pure mechanical space equipment according the program specific requirements and space standards, stipulated by ESA, NASA or other agen- cies. With company-owned test equipment such as vibration tables and thermo-vacu- um chambers the requisite tests and qualification procedures are executed. As Ther- mal systems are one of the core competencies, Satellite Mechanisms and Mechanical Ground Support Equipment are other heritage products.

Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) Over the past decades RUAG Space Austria has successfully developed, manufactured and delivered Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) for a substantial number of ESA Spacecraft (S/C), satellites and instruments as well as for Commercial Spacecraft in Europe, U.S. and Israel. Apart from providing the complete range of MGSE for inte- grating, testing and transporting a satellite, RUAG has been focusing on the high value MGSE items such as Transport Containers (more than 50 large Containers built and deliv- ered, sizes up to 12 x 5.5 x 4.2 m) and Satellite Handling Trolleys (more than 80 Trolleys built and delivered). Spacecraft Handling Dolly, different sizes possible

Spacecraft Transport Container, IATA compatible, climate, mechanical damping and environment control + recording, including lifting devices Specific Test and Handling Adapters

50+ Spacecraft Transport Containers, Heavy Duty & Test Clamp-Bands for 50+ Trolleys built here equipped with a built-in tilt-unit S/C handling, assembling

10 Thermal Systems Satellite Mechanisms RUAG Space Austria is a leading company in the field of mechanisms for space. In this field a particular focus is put Herschel Cryo Cover (60° Kelvin) on offering a very wide range of Electrical Propulsion Point- ing Mechanism (EPPM) with 2-axis and 3-axis systems sup- porting all commercially available Thrusters-Types. Deploy- ment systems and mechanism components (e.g. actuators) are complementing this product line. Our specialized engi- neering capability covers aspects such as mechanisms at cryogenic temperatures down to 5K, the selection of space-usable material, corrosion, tribology, the use of elec- tric motors and release systems, testing at cryogenic tem- perature.

SA15 Geared Actuator

with 23 Nm torque at -40 to 115 °C

Instrument Refocusing Mechanism Scientific Mission, ExoMars Rover Deployable

VINCI Engine Cardan-Mechanism for ARIANE-6 engine (120 Kelvin) Telecommunication Satellite, 2 axis EPPM for orbiting + station keeping

Heavy Duty & Test Clamp-Bands for S/C handling, assembling

Thermal Systems 11 RUAG Space GmbH Stachegasse 16 1120 Vienna | Austria

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