Corotweek n°9 - ESTEC December 6th, 2005 COROT PROJECT STATUS1

COROT PROJECT STATUS

Thien LAM TRONG

Corotweek n°9 - ESTEC December 6th, 2005 COROT PROJECT STATUS2

Launch Date

2006

At the fall of the year

OCTOBER 2006

Delay because of conflict with another mission sharing common resources (Proteus bus family)

This interaction has been limited and is now stabilized

Corotweek n°9 - ESTEC December 6th, 2005 COROT PROJECT STATUS3

Summary

Cooperation

Instrument events

Satellite events

System events

Planning

Roadmap

Conclusion

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Signature of Agreements

With BrazilLe Bourget June the 14th, 2005

Sergio GAUDENZI & Yannick d’ESCATHA

With Austria Vienna, November the 22nd, 2005

Klaus PSEINER & Yannick d’ESCATHA

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Payload events from last Corotweek

Baffle Flight Model : delivered by Belgium

Corotcase Flight Model (electronic equipment bay) delivered by LESIA

Flight Software delivered by DLR (version for the Instrument Integration)

Final assembly of the whole instrument at CNES : done

EMI/EMC tests : done

Vibration tests : done

Thermal Vaccuum : under test, things are going smoothly

The complete instrument shall be delivered by Christmas

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Satellite events from last Corotweek

Large improvement of the regular Flight Software for COROT

Implementation of the interfaces with the launcher

Assembly & Test of the Corot (PROTEUS) bus

Preparation of the Satellite assembly & tests Disturbed by the conflict of resources with the CALIPSO mission

(same team & Ground Support Equipment)

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System events

Launcher Preliminary Mission Analysis Review Exploration visit at Baïkonour

Mission Database Formal review of data (September) Under Configuration Control

Ground Segment Control Centre : delivered and accepted Mission Centre : acceptance under progress with the spanish industry (GMV) Ground Stations

Alcantara :operational scenario & interfaces are defined, facilities are under construction

CNES network configuration is setup An additional backup is under discussion : use of the MOST ground

station in Vienna

System & compatibility Tests Are going to start by soon

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Roadmap

To complete the test of the Ground Segment To prepare the data processing chain To prepare the operations (organization &

procedures, fields for initial runs) To verify that all components are compatible at

System level To integrate and test the satellite 7 months To do the launch campaign at Baïkonour and to

launch the satellite To position the satellite on its nominal orbit To do the in-flight tests and calibration To start the initial runs

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Conclusion

Technical status: we are in a good shape

Budget status : we are poor but we can survive

Planning : “couci-couça” (so-so) but globally satisfactory (reminder : the launch date was march 2006 3 years ago).