launching nanosats affordably, problems and solutions
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LAUNCHING NANOSATS AFFORDABLY,
PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
Mr Alan Webb
Commercial Space Technologies Ltd., United Kingdom, cst@commercialspace.co.uk
Mr. Abe Bonnema
Innovative Solutions In Space B.V., The Netherlands, a.r.bonnema@isispace.nl
Dr. John Paffett
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., United Kingdom,j.paffett@sstl.co.uk
mailto:cst@commercialspace.co.ukmailto:a.r.bonnema@isispace.nlmailto:j.paffett@sstl.co.ukmailto:j.paffett@sstl.co.ukmailto:a.r.bonnema@isispace.nlmailto:cst@commercialspace.co.uk -
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CST CORPORATE PAGE(coming to a slide near you!)
CONSULTANCY
space technology and planningInsurance
UK government
CST Services
COMMERCE
marketing and tradingrepresentation and logistics
management/facilitation of international projects
LAUNCHERS
launcher services brokeringlaunch solutions provision
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CST Launching History
YEAR DATE LAUNCHER
(MODE)
SATELLITE(S)
1995 August 31 Tsyklon (1 piggy-back) Fasat Alpha
1998 July 10 Zenit (2 piggy-back) Fasat Bravo + TM Sat
1999 April 21 Dnepr (1 dedicated) Uo Sat 12 (first commercial use of SS-18)
2000 June 28 Cosmos (2 piggy-back) Tsinghua 1 +Snap (first SSO flight of Cosmos)
2000 September 26 Dnepr (1 piggy-back) Tiung Sat
2002 November 28 Cosmos (main in
cluster)
Alsat-first Disaster Monitoring Constellation
(DMC)2003 September 27 Cosmos (cluster) NigeriaSat-1, BilSat-1 and UK-DMC (all
DMC)
2004 June 29 Dnepr (main in cluster) Demeter (CNES, first SSO flight of Dnepr)
2005 October 27 Cosmos (cluster) TopSat, ChinaSat (DMC), SSETI Express+ 3
cubesats
2008 August 29 Dnepr (cluster) RapidEye constellation
2009 July 29 Dnepr (cluster) UK-DMC2 + DEIMOS-1 (both DMC)
2009 September 17 Soyuz/Fregat (1 piggy-back)
SumbandilaSat (first piggy-back from thislauncher combination)
2010 June 15 Dnepr (1 of a pair) Picard (CNES, paired with Prisma)
2011 August 17 Dnepr (cluster) NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X
2012 July 22 Soyuz/Fregat (1 piggy-
back)
ADS-1B
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ISIS Company Overview
ISIS is a Nanosatellite Mission Specialist
Spin-off of Delfi-C3 nanosatellite project of TU Delft
Office locations in Delft, NL, and South Africa
ISIS offers systems, platforms, missions and applications
Also specialized in launch services for nanosatellites
Developer of innovative launch deployment systems
Multiple nanosatellites launched on various launch vehicles
Industrial partner for the QB50 Mission and Launch
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TRITON-1:AIS DemonstratorA highly innovative payload, receiving the AIS position
messages that are broadcasted by virtually all ocean
going vessels.
This miniaturized, and low-power payload runs
advanced signal processing algorithms in order to be
able to correctly receive such messages in areas of high
vessel density, where most current satellite AIS
detection systems are blinded by the overlap ofsignals and the resulting interference.
www.ISILaunch.com Our mission is to launch yours
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Surrey Satellite Technology - a history of success
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HERITAGE: Flight proven - low risk
41 Satellites completedc.200 satellite
years on-orbit experience
40 Low Earth Orbit, 1 Medium Earth
Orbit
RESULTS: All projectsfixed price, delivered on-timeand
on-budget
SUCCESS: Very high mission success >95% in last 10
yearsproven equipment and fullredundancy
CUSTOMERS: Variety of customers including many blue
chip operators as well as
15 successful training programmes
Mission
Definition &
Design
Subsystem
Design &
Manufacturing
Assembly
Integration &
Test
Spacecraft
Testing
Environmental
Test
Mission
Commission &Operations
Launch
Procurement,
Management,
Integration &Support
Cradle-to-grave
capability from
mission definition
through to launch,
commissioning and
operations.
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The CubeSat Launching Dilemma CubeSat benefits:
Modular design of uniform dimensions (1U = 10cm X 10cm X 10cm)
Off the shelf components (thus cheap and easy to design and build)
Good training platform for satellite engineers
Attracts a large and diverse range of technical experience (from university
groups to companies well established in industry) Inspires ingenuity
CubeSat shortfalls:
The stimulation of numerous engineers with limited capital and experience forlaunch procurement (mainly students and start-ups formed by youngprofessionals)
Creates a significant number of very small payloads looking for launchopportunities at minimal cost
Overwhelms commercial launch service providers (LSPs) with enquiries
Offers minimal return for LSPs efforts
LSPs perturbing CubeSat developers with inflated launch prices
CubeSat launch assurance becomes unpredictable, challenging and costly
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What Does the Average CubeSat Customer
Require?
An experienced launch procurement andmanagement team
Predictable, reliable and regular launchopportunities
Affordable launch prices
BUT... launch management fees that do not scale down with
satellite size often outweigh the cost developmentand are not budgeted for
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CST and SSTL NanoSat History
TopSat, DMC, SSETI
Express, plus three
CubeSats launched
on COSMOSOctober 27th2005
(bottom right).
SNAP-1 launched on COSMOS June 28th2000 (left & top right).
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Developing an Alternative CubeSat
Launching Model
STRaND-1 launched on PSLV February 25th2013 (top left) and Ukube-1 to be
launched on Soyuz-Fregat late in 2013 (top right)
ISIPOD CubeSat dispensers (bottom left) and the QB50 deployment systemprovided by ISIS (bottom right)
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An Alternative Model
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Individual Company Roles
ISISworks directly with the customer, integrating theirCubeSat payload (alongside others) into a designateddispenser.
SSTLarranges for reliable and frequent piggy-backopportunities for aggregated Cubesat packages in conjunctionwith their own missions. The launch campaign team can alsobe leveraged to support the management and integrationactivities. This reinforces an already well established
relationship between SSTL and the LSP.
CST - interacts with and supports SSTL in the negotiation withand management of the LSP, and provides much needed in-country support for the launch campaign activities.
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CubeSat Dispenser Integration
Aggregated package of CubeSats of
about 50 kg, with its own
deployment sequencer system
6U and 12U CubeSats and their relevant
ISIPOD deployer types
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Conclusions CubeSat developers from academic institutions or fledgling companies
often have constrained budgets
Lacking available dedicated nanosat launchers force these CubeSatdevelopers to approach several LSPs
Overwhelmed by CubeSat customers offering little return for the effortrequired, LSPs attempt to discourage through increased launch prices.
CubeSat customers take advantage of the experience and reputation ofCST, ISIS and SSTL in the launcher market
Multiple CubeSats are integrated into one ISIS dispenser, sharingmanagerial, logistical and launch costs
CST arranges piggy-back launches on frequent SSTL missions Cost advantages are obtained by combining launch contracts presented to
the LSP
ISIS dispensers are handled as one payload, easing pressure off the LSPresulting in reasonable launch quotes.
The end result is affordable, reliable and frequent launch opportunities for
the CubeSat customer.
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