IBL 230 – Antrix

IBL 230

Payload Separation Mechanisms

ISRO Ball Lock Separation system for 35Kg class satellites.
Pyro thruster-based release.
System is having device level redundancy.
Compact and debris-free release system.
Mounting I/F = 230mm

System mass:2.5 kg
System size: 170 mm x 280 mm x 60 mm
Relative velocity: 1 m/s
Inbuilt guiding feature to reduce the tip off rates.
Operating temperature & Vacuum: -15°c to +70°C, < 10 ^-5 torr
Power Supply

Current: 5 Amp

Time: 10ms

Flight heritage: Successfully deployed small satellites like Moon
Impact Probe(MIP), ALSAT-1B, PROITERES, SRMSAT, VESSELSAT-1 etc. in PSLV flights.