Cryogenmash's equipment at "Vostochny" cosmodrome
In 2014, "Cryogenmash" supplied three 200 m3-capacity oxygen tanks and one 100 m3-capacity nitrogen tank to "Vostochny" cosmodrome. The oxygen and nitrogen filling system provides not only refueling, but also emergency drainage of cryogenic products if necessary. About 700 tons of liquid are stored in three oxygen tanks and 80 tons of nitrogen are stored in a separate tank.
The similar equipment produced by PJSC "Cryogenmash" has been supplied before, for example, to the international Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana.
"Three 200 m3-capacity tanks for liquid oxygen, one hundred cubic meters tank for liquid nitrogen, pipelines, special filling-drain rack, drainage vessels, which provide emergency drainage at the start cancellation and so on - these systems at both sites are similar, and the decision to take as the basis the worked out, reliably proven systems was correct", said Maria Sokolova, General Director of PJSC "Cryogenmash".
"Cryogenmash is also involved in the preparation of systems for the second launch complex, designed to launch the heavy missile "Angara". This time the Moscow Region company is working on a liquid oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen refueling system as well as thermostatting system (temperature control system.
"The launch pad for the Angara is under construction." Compared to "Soyuz", this rocket launching requires much more fuel, including liquid oxygen. PJSC "Cryogenmash" has already started preparations, i.e. new cryogenic tanks are being supplied to "Vostochny". From the city of Balashikha, they are transported by rail through the whole country for 2-3 weeks. The very process of the systems development takes considerable time: a year for development of design documentation and 3-4 months for manufacture of each vessel", explained Maria Sokolova, General Director of PJSC "Cryogenmash".
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