GORE® Space Cables, Type CSC
With smaller, lighter diameters, our cables offer weight and space savings, robust protection, reliable power and signals, and more routing flexibility.
Save Space & Lower Total Launch Mass
GORE® Space Cables, Type CSC, offers a smaller, lighter design for significant weight savings than other cables qualified in the same ESCC 3901 class. Our cables also provide robust protection while delivering reliable power and signals in extreme spacecraft conditions, plus are more flexible with enhanced color-coding for easier, faster installation.
Robust, Low-Mass Construction
Unlike other cables qualified in the same class, Type CSC of GORE Space Cables offers features and benefits that guarantee their service life for the entire mission like:
- cost-effective solution qualified to ESCC 3901/025 specification
- smaller, lighter design saves significant weight and space
- up to 29% smaller and up to 19% lighter than ESCC 3901/019 cables
- up to 10% smaller and up to 21% lighter than ESCC 3901/002 cables
- robust construction resists ATOX, wide temps, chemicals, cut-through and more
- reliable 600-Vrms power distribution and analog or low-frequency signal transmission
- easier installation due to more flexibility and tighter bend radii
- faster identification during routing with enhanced wire and cable color-coding
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Easier & Faster Installation
GORE Space Cables, Type CSC, is frequently used in the following geostationary earth orbit (GEO) applications:
- analog & low-frequency signals
- box-to-box transmission
- power distribution systems
Our cables are used in Europe’s Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) weather satellite. They will also be incorporated into the new configurations for the Euclid space telescope and COSMO-SkyMed earth-observation satellite.
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Spaceflight Program Heritage
For many decades, W. L. Gore & Associates has provided reliable solutions in hundreds of global spaceflight programs with a 100% failure-free flight record.
- We work closely with major space organizations like the ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to deliver valued reliability from an ESA-qualified and ISO 9001:2000-certified manufacturing facility.
- Since 1986 (Gore’s first ESA-qualified product for spaceflight), 10 of our products have been qualified to ESCC 3901/3902/3408 specifications, and 11 are registered on the Qualified Parts List (QPL).
Our products have been used in many well-known missions and programs over the years, including:
- 1969 Apollo 11 First Moon Landing
- International Space Station
- Mars Exploration Rover Programs
- Space Shuttle Programs
- James Webb Space & Hubble Telescopes
Gore Solutions for Spaceflight
Watch and learn how Gore can help solve the design challenges inherent in space missions, providing decades of proven, reliable solutions to space companies.
Technical Information
GORE Space Cables, Type CSC, meet these technical specifications:
| Elec./Mech./Environ. Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum Operating Voltage Vrms | 600 |
| Cable Jacket Material | Engineered Fluoropolymer + Polyimide |
| Wire Insulation Material | Engineered Fluoropolymer + Polyimide |
| Conductor | Silver-Plated Copper or Copper Alloy, True Concentric |
| Temperature Range °C | -200 to +200 |
GORE Space Cables, Type CSC, are available in 21 variants from 28 to 16 AWG sizes. When ordering our product, specify ESCC3901025XXB, with “XX” being the appropriate variant number.
Examples include the following:
| Variant Number | Number of Cores | Ordering Number |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1 | ESCC390102501B |
| 10 | 2 | ESCC390102510B |
| 21 | 3 | ESCC390102521B |
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Not for use in food, drug, cosmetic or medical device manufacturing, processing, or packaging operations.
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