CTS (rocket stage)

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CTS
Manufacturer CALT
Country of origin China
Used on Long March 2C third stage
General characteristics
Height0.9 m (35 in) [1]
Diameter0.54 m (21 in) [1]
Gross mass160 kg (350 lb) [1]
Propellant mass121.7 kg (268 lb) [1]
Associated stages
Derived from SD
Derivatives SMA
Launch history
Total launchesSD: 7
CTS: 2
SMA: 2
Successes
(stage only)		SD: 7
CTS: 2
SMA: 2
Failed0
Lower stage
failed		0
First flightSD: 1997-09-01
CTS: 2003-12-29
SMA: 2008-09-06
Last flightSD: 1999-06-12
CTS: 2004-07-26
SMA: 2012-10-14
CTS
Powered by1 FG-47 SRM [2] [3]
16 thrusters [1]
Maximum thrust10.780 kN (2,423 lbf) [4]
Specific impulse 286 seconds (2.80 km/s) [1]
Burn time35s [1]
Propellant HTPB/AP (SRM) [5]
hydrazine (monopropellant thrusters) [1]

The CTS is an upper stage developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) to improve the performance of the Long March 2C to high (>400 km of altitude) LEO missions like SSO. The two stage LM-2 delivers the payload and stage to an elliptical orbit with the desired apogee and the CTS points the stack in the direction of the correct vector and activates the solid rocket motor (SRM) main engine to circularize it. It then dispenses the spacecraft and does a passivisation procedure. [1]

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History

It was initially developed as the SD stage for the initial deployment of the initial deployment of the Iridium constellation in 1997. [6] In 1999, LM-2C User Manual was offered as the CTS option and flew to deploy the Double Star mission. Later, it flew twice as part of the dual deployment system SMA, first for the deployment of the Huanjing 1A and 1B [7] and in 2012 for the Shijian 9A and Shijian 9A technology demonstrator missions. [8] [9]

DateCarrier rocketDesignationLaunch siteMissionResult
1997-09-01 Long March 2C SD Taiyuan Iridium-MFS 1 / Iridium-MFS 2 [6] Success
1997-12-08 Long March 2C SD Taiyuan Iridium 42 / Iridium 44Success
1998-03-25 Long March 2C SD Taiyuan Iridium 51 / Iridium 61Success
1998-05-02 Long March 2C SD Taiyuan Iridium 69 / Iridium 71Success
1998-08-19 Long March 2C SD Taiyuan Iridium 76 / Iridium 78Success
1998-12-19 Long March 2C SD Taiyuan Iridium 88 / Iridium 89Success
1999-06-10 Long March 2C SD Taiyuan Iridium 92 / Iridium 93Success
2003-12-29 Long March 2C CTS Xichang Double Star Equatorial (TC 1)Success
2004-07-26 Long March 2C CTS Taiyuan Double Star Polar (TC 2)Success
2008-09-06 Long March 2C SMA Taiyuan Huanjing 1A / Huanjing 1B Success
2012-10-14 Long March 2C SMA Taiyuan Shijian 9A [8] / Shijian 9A [9] Success

Design

It is composed of the Spacecraft Adapter and Orbital Maneuver System (OMS). The Spacecraft Adapter is customized to the user's requirement, particularly in the separation environment and pointing accuracy. [1] The OMS is composed by:

Versions

The basic system has been offered in three different versions:

See also

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References

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