Service Module structure
The Service Module (SVM) structure comprises the following:
Propulsion module ring
A machined aluminium alloy plate, used to support the four propellant tanks and to interface with both the PLM and the SVM central structure.
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Central structure
Box structure |
Battery compartment
This includes the assembly of the battery support plate and five equi-spaced radial stiffeners.
Flat Solar Array Drive Mechanism (SADM) mounting structure
A set of local support structures (brackets and panels) for Attitude and Orbit Control Subsystem (AOCS) sensors and actuators, harness and antennas.