Space Satellites Separation

Pyrotechnic Hold And Release Mechanism (HRM) - ME0032

Pyroalliance designs a wide range of separation nuts assembled on a satellite or a dispenser.

These separation nuts are used for the in orbit deployment of antenna reflectors and solar generators on satellites or used for the separation of satellites of a constellation, from a dispenser. Integrated into a more complete mechanical assembly, these separation nuts can form an HRM (Hold and Release Mechanism) that allows to withstand multi-directional mechanical constraints. With a recorded rate of in-flight success of 100% over more than 10000 separation nuts delivered until today to its customers, Pyroalliance provides with such separation nuts extremely reliable solutions of Hold down and release.

Pyrotechnic Hold And Release Mechanism (HRM) - ME0032

HRM at a glance

Benefits of pyrotechnics

  • Reliability
  • Actuation time and synchronicity
  • Structural link satellite/launcher mastering

Space applications

  • Satellite release from dispenser

Pyroalliance's equipment on board satellite Globalstar - ©Arianespace

Key figures of pyrotechnic performance

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OUR RANGE OF PERFORMANCE
OPERATING TIME (TYPICAL VALUES): Few ms
HEIGHT WITHOUT IGNITERS: 95 mm
DEPTH: 91 mm
BOLT DIMENSIONS: M10 x 1.5
WEIGHT WITHOUT INITIATORS WITH BOLT CATCHER: 740g
WEIGHT WITHOUT INITIATORS AND WITHOUT BOLT CATCHER: 490g
OPERATING TEMPERATURE: -50°C to +50°C
OPERATING BOLT TENSION: Up to 26.5kN
INITIATORS: 2 NSI

HRM (Hold down and Release Mechanism)

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