MULTI-PAYLOAD INJECTION CONCEPTION

RPE HARTRON-ARKOS, Ukraine

Hartron-Arkos Proprietary

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Perspectives of launch services market development

European current family of launcher

European current family of launcher

Guidelines of European launcher family development

1. Guarantee of European space access until 2025.

2. Launch service cost reduction with the functionality keeping.

3. Existing launchers performances extension by its modernization.

Guidelines of European launcher family development

1. Guarantee of European space access until 2025.

2. Launch service cost reduction with the functionality keeping.

3. Existing launchers performances extension by its modernization.

Problems of the launch services market:

1. Launch services high price.

2. Saturation of the market by the different types of launchers and therefore high competitiveness.

Problems of the launch services market:

1. Launch services high price.

2. Saturation of the market by the different types of launchers and therefore high competitiveness.

Ways to achieve the claimed goals:

1.Design of new kinds of propulsions.

2. Development of modern composites and fuels.

3. GNC modernization (implementation of new approaches and conceptions)

Ways to achieve the claimed goals:

1.Design of new kinds of propulsions.

2. Development of modern composites and fuels.

3. GNC modernization (implementation of new approaches and conceptions)

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Launcher’s GNC Modernization using the Multi-payload Injection Conception

Multi-Payload release concept based on the usage of parallel

SC separation timeline

Advantages:

1. The possibility of injection of any number of spacecrafts at any physically realized orbits. 2. GNC Software independence from number of SCs and cases of its separation.3. The possibility of fast reconfiguration of the flight Software for any mission configuration by flight mission data only.4. Rather low modernization cost.

Multi-Payload release concept based on the usage of parallel

SC separation timeline

Advantages:

1. The possibility of injection of any number of spacecrafts at any physically realized orbits. 2. GNC Software independence from number of SCs and cases of its separation.3. The possibility of fast reconfiguration of the flight Software for any mission configuration by flight mission data only.4. Rather low modernization cost.

GNC modernizationGNC modernization

GNC Hardware modernization

GNC Hardware modernization

GNC Software optimization

GNC Software optimization

The usage of new conceptions which allow to

increase the launcher functionality with the

minimum costs.

The usage of new conceptions which allow to

increase the launcher functionality with the

minimum costs.

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Main Concepts of Multi-Payload Injection

Mission timeline

Main timeline Additional PL’s separation timeline

Insertion phase timeline

Orbital phase timeline

PL X Separation

ME1 activation

PL 1 Separation PL N Separation

ME2 activation Insertion Phase

Timeline

…. ….

…. Passivation

Orbital Phase Timeline

Additional Payloads Separation Timeline

Return to main timeline

Transfer to PL’s separation timeline

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Short outline / Proposal concept I

Objective of the proposal:

The objective of the proposal is an adaptation of the existing technology of multi payload injection used on Ukrainian launcher, for European launchers. It would allow to provide the separation of any number of spacecrafts at any physically justified points of trajectory. The project’s product will be a GNC algorithm and software package, which will realize proposal technology. As we know, in Europe some aspects of this problem are not solved yet, e.g. very often multiple payload logic is realized by hard-coded timeline. The proposed technology covers quite all of aspects of multiple payload mission.

Objective of the proposal:

The objective of the proposal is an adaptation of the existing technology of multi payload injection used on Ukrainian launcher, for European launchers. It would allow to provide the separation of any number of spacecrafts at any physically justified points of trajectory. The project’s product will be a GNC algorithm and software package, which will realize proposal technology. As we know, in Europe some aspects of this problem are not solved yet, e.g. very often multiple payload logic is realized by hard-coded timeline. The proposed technology covers quite all of aspects of multiple payload mission.

Impact:

If the project is implemented, the technology of multi payload injection will be adapted for European launchers. It would allow to realize more flexible multi payloads’ missions by European launchers.

Impact:

If the project is implemented, the technology of multi payload injection will be adapted for European launchers. It would allow to realize more flexible multi payloads’ missions by European launchers.

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Short outline / Proposal concept II

Short introduction into the state-of-the-artNowadays there is no common (unified) conception of multi-payload release. Every time, for every mission, this problem is being solved individually, without respect to the experience of previous (or parallel) solutions. That leads to considerable costs for developing, modification and testing of the GNC algorithms and on-board software with respect to requirements of customer. Evidently, that the development of the modern unified conception of multi-payload release is necessary.

Short introduction into the state-of-the-artNowadays there is no common (unified) conception of multi-payload release. Every time, for every mission, this problem is being solved individually, without respect to the experience of previous (or parallel) solutions. That leads to considerable costs for developing, modification and testing of the GNC algorithms and on-board software with respect to requirements of customer. Evidently, that the development of the modern unified conception of multi-payload release is necessary.

Scientific / technological aims of the project exceeding the state-of-the-artBusiness aim of the project is extending the business case of European launchers by capability of separation of any number of spacecrafts at any physically justified points of trajectory.Technological aim of the project is reducing the cost and laboriousness of testing GNC algorithms and on-board software for every launch.Scientific aim of the project is synthesis of multi payload release logic, which could be implemented for any types of launchers.

Scientific / technological aims of the project exceeding the state-of-the-artBusiness aim of the project is extending the business case of European launchers by capability of separation of any number of spacecrafts at any physically justified points of trajectory.Technological aim of the project is reducing the cost and laboriousness of testing GNC algorithms and on-board software for every launch.Scientific aim of the project is synthesis of multi payload release logic, which could be implemented for any types of launchers.

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FP7 Consortium

RPE HARTRON-ARKOS

(Ukraine)

ELV S.p.a.

(Italy)

LEADING COMPANY

(DLR, CNES)

FP7

CONSORTIUM

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CONTACTS

Oleksandr LukyanovychLeading scientist

Research Production Enterprise HARTRON-ARKOS LTDAddress: Academika Proskury str. 1, Kharkov, 61070 UkraineE-mail: sash74@mail.ruPhone: +38 057 719 47 79 (office)

+38 067 957 04 28 (mobile)Fax: +38 057 315 43 49