DEVICE FOR PRESSURISING A UNIFIED TWO-LIQUID PROPULSION SUBSYSTEM FOR GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES

摘要

A device for pressurising a unified two-liquid propulsion subsystem for geostationary satellites, including a high-pressure helium storage assembly (10) comprising at least one helium storage tank, a control assembly (11) and an assembly for pressurising propellant tanks (17, 18) interconnected through a pressurising circuit. The control assembly is an electronic control assembly including at least one solenoid valve (51) arranged at one point in the pressurising circuit and controlled by a processing and control circuit (54) receiving data from pressure sensors (43, 47, 48) for the various tanks. Said processing and control circuit enables the propellant tanks (17, 18) to be pressurised at a constant pressure during the satellite transition and position-fixing process, while enabling the amount of residual propellants to be measured during the orbital operating time of the satellite.