RUAG Space will supply payload adapters and separation systems for the Soyuz-2 family of launchers. The new purchase agreement between Launch Services, the operator of Soyuz-2 commercial launches, and RUAG Space, a leading independent space product supplier, was signed on March 11, website of Roscosmos space agency reports. This long-term contract is for multiple launches using a RUAG Space separation system and payload adapter. The products are produced in the RUAG Space facility in Linköping, Sweden.
Separation systems from RUAG ensure that satellite and rocket remain securely attached to one another during the tough journey into space, and then deliver the valuable payloads into orbit with precision.
RUAG Space is the world leader for payload adapters and separation systems used on commercial launch vehicles. RUAG has been developing and producing payload adapter systems for more than three decades and has accumulated vast experience while supplying products to an ever-growing number of users. Modular adapters from RUAG Space enable fitting most satellites on the market to any launcher. The payload adapters are tailored to customers’ needs and made of aluminum or carbon fiber composite.