17 th annual small payload rideshare symposium the johns hopkins university applied physics...
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17th Annual Small Payload Rideshare Symposium
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD
June 9, 2015
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CONTENTS
• Arianespace, at a glance
• A family of launch systems
• History of multiple satellite launches
• VEGA & VESPA
• SOYUZ with ASAP-S
• Momentum
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ARIANESPACE, AT A GLANCE
• Founded in 1980
• The world’s first commercial launch company
• 80% of business is launching commercial satellites
• Contracts with 90+ customers worldwide
• More than 50% of the commercial satellites in service today were launched by Arianespace
• Launches performed at the Guiana Space Center, a secure facility in NATO allied territory
• Three systems can launch any mass to any orbit
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A FAMILY OF LAUNCH SYSTEMS
Launches since 1980
223Ariane45 of the last 48 flights in dual launch
37Soyuz11 from the CSG26 from Baikonur
4VegaFirst two missions were multi-manifest
5ON TRACK FOR ANOTHER RECORD OPERATIONAL YEAR WITH 12 PLANNED LAUNCHES IN 2015
20162015
4 launches so far... …and up to 8 more to come.
6Ariane
3Soyuz
3Vega
27March
VS11Galileo FOC M2 2
Vega2
Soyuz4
Ariane 5
VA222Thor 7Sicral-2
26April
11February
VV04IXV
VA223DIRECTV-15SKY Mexico-1
27May
VV05 - Sentinel 2AVS12 - Galileo FOC M3VV06 - Lisa PathfinderVS13 - Galileo FOC M4
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HISTORY OF MULTIPLE SATELLITE LAUNCH CONFIGURATIONS
Arianespace has developed successive structures for dual and multiple launches of small satellites:
• ASAP-4 system on Ariane 4 (8 flights), 1988• ASAP-5 system on Ariane 5 (5 flights - 2 SSO missions / 3 GTO missions)• ASAP-S system on Soyuz (1 flight so far and one in process)• VESPA system on Vega (1 flight so far with two in process)
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FROM SYLDA TO VESPA
SYLDA
• Designed for Ariane 5
• Dual launches of large satellites to GTO
• Upper payload: ~6,000 kg
• Lower payload:~3,000 kg
• Height = 4,903 mm (std)• Max diameter ~ 4,560 mm• Mass: from 425 kg to 535 kg• Material: Carbon fiber
VESPA
• Designed for Vega
• Dual launches of smaller satellites to LEO
• Upper payload:Up to 1,000 kg
• Lower payload:Up to 600 kg
• Height = 2,715 (std) • Max diameter ~ 2,100 mm• Mass ~ 245 kg• Material: CFRP (Automatic
FP) and Aluminum alloy
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VEGA’S TRACK RECORD
• 4 consecutive successful flights at CSG
• Last mission, February 11, VV-04: Launch of IXV re-entry vehicle
• Next flight in June 22: Sentinel 2A(ESA Copernicus program)
• 12 Vegas in production with ELV and 10 launches under contract today
• Expecting 3-4 launches per year from CSG
• Multiple SSO missions in 2016 and 2017 using the VESPA structure
• Future opportunities for optical, navigation, radar, weather, AIS & hyperspectral missions
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VEGA - MULTIPLE PAYLOAD ACCOMMODATIONS
• Multiple payload launches with Ariane since 1983• SYLDA, ASAP 4 and ASAP 5 systems • VESPA allows for rideshares at lower costs• Lightweight carbon fiber-reinforced polymer structure• Upper position can accommodate up to 1000 kg• Lower position can accommodate up to 600 kg
VEga Secondary Payload Adapter (VESPA)
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VEGA C
• Increase performance from 1500 to 1800 kg
• P-120 core 1st stage replaces P-80 core
• Economies of scale from Ariane 6 production
• Z-40 stage replaces Z-23 stage
• AVUM+ upperstage replaces AVUM
• Dispensers for small payloads and cubesats
• Debut in 2018, operation in 2019
VEGA vs VEGA-C
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SOYUZ WITH ASAP-S
• Auxiliary passengers solutions on Soyuz
• Provide launch opportunities to:
– Main passenger: mass ~3000 Kg
– Micro auxiliary passenger: mass < 200 Kg
– Mini auxiliary passenger: 200 Kg < mass < 400 Kg
• LEO, SSO, MEO or GTO orbits
• Experience with Pleiades 1A launch:
– December 2011
– 5 smaller satellites + 1 main passenger to LEO
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MOMENTUM
- Contract announced in March with Skybox Imaging - A block of high resolution imaging satellites to be launched- Vega launch vehicle from CSG with Perusat- Scheduled launch in 2016