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 Assembly
and command ship (ACS) was built at a Kvaerner shipyard
in Glasgow, Scotland. ACS design was developed on the basis
of a Roll On/Roll Off (RO/RO) cargo vessel. The installation
on the ACS of the rocket segment systems and equipment was
performed at Kanonersky shipyard (St. Petersburg)
When at port, ACS serves as an assembly shop, and when at
sea, it serves as a control center for the launch vehicle
pre-launch processing and launch, also providing accommodations
for the crew, specialists who service rocket and space hardware
and control launches, and customer representatives. ACS
is outfitted with systems and equipment which allow to conduct
on its board integrated tests of the launch vehicle and
the upper stage, fill the upper stage with high-boiling
propellant components and gases, assemble and test the integrated
launch vehicle. ACS houses a command station for controlling
the upper stage flight, and facilities for receiving and
processing telemetry measurements.
| Basic perfomances |
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Overall dimensions, m:
- length
- width
- operating draft
- height (including deckhouse)
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203
32,2
8
43,6
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| Displacement, tons |
30800
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| Speed, knots |
19,6
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| The number of rockets that can be serviced |
2
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The ship can accommodate up to 240 people, placing at their
disposal a conference room, a movie theater, a cafeteria,
lounges, rooms for recreation and exercise, a swimming pool,
and a first aid clinic.
ACS home port is Long Beach port located in south-western
USA (California).
The ship arrived to the Home Port from Europe under its
own power by way of Panama Canal.
The systems of the rocket segment on-board the Assembly
and Command ship:
- a complete set of support equipment and systems for
ILV processing, including:
- transporter,
- compressed gas supply and production systems,
- electrical and pneumatic utility connectors
- Upper Stage filling equipment,
- chemical lab to check propellant components,
- a suite of automatic systems for controlling processing
on ACS,
- automatic system for controlling the flight of the upper
stage, which includes:
- antenna system,
- telemetry system,
- command and measuring station,
- a common system for antenna control,
- satellite communications station,
- systems for taking measurements during the ascent phase
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