Development and analysis of design solutions for universal guiding devices for the launch system of integrated launch vehicle of the Soyuz-2 family

One of the features of the Soyuz-2 family of space-based rockets is the different configurations of the lower stages. The Soyuz-2 rocket of stage 1c, unlike the Soyuz-2 rocket of stages 1a, 1b, does not have side blocks. This circumstance makes it impossible to use the guiding device in the launch system as a universal design, which was used at the Baikonur and Plesetsk cosmodromes, as well as at the Guiana Space Center, without its modernization. This paper analyzes the existing options for modernizing the guide device. The paper proposes schematic and design solutions for a universal guiding device for servicing space rockets of the Soyuz-2 family of stages 1a, 1b, and 1c. The analysis of two proposed circuit design solutions is carried out. Based on the analysis, a conclusion is made about the fundamental possibility of using the proposed design solutions, subject to their further constructive study.