Symposium to Strengthen the Partnership with Industry
Space Industry and Space Exploration in Japan
Hiroshi KOYAMA
Executive Fellow
Electrical Systems Group Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO)
15 February 2016 Courtesy of JAXA/NASA
1 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED Table of Contents
1. Company Introduction and MELCO Space Business 2. Overview of Space Industry in Japan 3. Activities for Sustainability 4. Activities for Space Exploration 5. Future Contribution Areas in Space Exploration
2 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED 1. Company Introduction and MELCO Space Business
3 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED MELCO Introduction Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) MELCO, a long-established & blue-chip company (founded in 1921), is the world's leading manufacturer of electronic products and systems in a broad range of fields, automotive equipment, factory automation systems etc. Over the past four decades, MELCO have been involved in many satellite projects for telecom operators, government agencies, and other large-scale clients. President & CEO : Masaki SAKUYAMA
Head quarters : Tokyo, JAPAN
Net Sales in 2014 : ¥4,323,041 million (US$36,025 million)
No. of Employees : 129,249*
Moody’s Rating : A1**
* Including employees of consolidated subsidiaries ** As of March 2015
4 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED Corporate Organization
Senior Vice President Group President Executive Fellow Y.Nakatani H.Koyama
5 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED Space Related Facilities
6 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED History of MELCO Space Business
©JAXA ©JAXA 1960s～70s Started Space Business ISS ×2 CS
Participate MOS-1 ©JAXA in ISS program 1980s Established Core Technologies for Space Systems CS-2/3 ×2
©JAXA ©JAXA ©JAXA 1990s Built Successful Records JERS-1 ADEOS SFU
Early 2000s Entered International Market ©JAXA ©JAXA ©JAXA/USEF ADEOS-II DRTS OPTUS-C1 USERS SERVIS-1
Late 2000s Established DS2000 for ©池下章裕 ©JAXA ©JAXA MTSAT-2 ETS-VIII SUPERBIRD-C2 SOLAR-B GOSAT Courtesy of NASA Commercial Operators Enactment of Aerospace Basic Act HTV1 Since 2010~
2-4号機 Extending Application Courtesy of JAXA/NASA Fields ALOS-2 Himawari-8 ST-2 TURKSAT-4A QZS-1 SERVIS-2 HTV2-5
5-7 Courtesy of JAXA/NASA GOSAT-2 Himawari-9 Es’hail-2 TURKSAT-4B QZS-2 QZS-3 QZS-4 HTV6-9 Earth Observation Communication & Navigation Transportation & Exploration 7 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED MELCO Space Business
Communication Navigation Communication and broadcasting Positioning using satellite signal using GEO satellite First Japanese satellite navigation MELCO established strategic standard system called QZS(Quasi Zenith GEO platform “DS2000” Satellite) was launched in Sep. 2010
Chosen as the prime contractor for 4QZSs, 24hrs service, will start from ・E‘s hail-2(Qatar) 2018 ・Türksat-4A/4B (Turkey) ・ST-2 (Singapore/Taiwan) 7QZSs, self-contained navigation ・Superbird C2 (Japan) …and others. service, will start from 2023 Türksat-4A/4B Es’hail 2 Chosen as the prime contractor for st ・1 QZS(Michibiki) The first ・2nd-4th QZS quasi-zenith satellite
ST-2
Superbird-C2
8 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED MELCO Space Business
Earth Observation Space Exploration Earth Observation from LEO using Astronomy using space telescope, optical or SAR sensors VLBI etc.
Chosen as the prime contractor for Chosen as the prime contractor for ・GOSAT : greenhouse gases monitoring ・Solar-B : Sun Surface Monitoring ・ ALOS-2: disaster surveillance ・MUSES-B : Space VLBI …and others. ・“Himawari 7/8/9”: meteorological Solar-B MUSES-B …and others.
GOSAT HIMAWARI-8/9
©Akihiro.Ikeshita ©JAXA Ground based telescopes ©NAOJ ©JAXA
Subaru Telescope ALOS-2 © NAOJ TMT-J Project Office/ 4D2U Project H-II Transfer Vehicle(HTV) HTV HTV and its core technology can be applied for future planetary exploration missions
Courtesy of KAXA/NASA
9 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED 2. Overview of Space Industry in Japan
10 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED Space Related Industry in Japan
Total sales volume of the Space Industry is $ 2.86 B Sales for the User and Service Equipment Industry made major contribution Main user’s sales depend on foreign satellites Space related Industry makes big contribution to development of the economy Sales Volume [B US$]
Space Industry Space Industry (Rocket, Satellite, Ground Facility) 2.86
Space Service Industry (Communication, Broadcasting, 9.16 Space Service Industry Positioning, Remote sensing Service) SERVICES Space Service Equipment Industry (BS TV, BS Tuner, Car-Navi., GPS 17.37 Equipment)
Space Service Space Service User Space Service (Utilization of Space Services) 35.99 Equipment Industry User Total Sales Volume SERVICES 65.38
@ 1 US $=¥98.65 The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies ,2015 : OVERVIEW OF JAPANESE SPACE INDUSTRY
11 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED Organization Chart of the Space Related Establishments
Strategic Headquarters for Space Policy
National Space Policy Cabinet Office Commission Office of National Space Policy(ONSP)
Cabinet MEXT MIC METI MLIT MOE MOD Secretariat
CIRO CST NICT JSS JMA ASC GSI NIES
CSICE MSC
JAXA ASC :Aeronautical Satellite Center CIRO : Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office CSICE : Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center CST :Council for Science and Technology GSI : Geospatial Information Authority of Japan RESTEC JSF (Geographical Survey Institute) JMA : Japan Meteorological Agency METI : Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry JAXA ：Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency MEXT : Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Government Organization NICT : National Institute of Information and MIC : Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication Communication Technology MLIT : Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Incorporated Administrative NIES : National Institute of Environmental Studies MOD : Ministry of Defense Agency MOE : Ministry of the Environment RESTEC ：Remote Sensing Technology Center MSC：Meteorological Satellite Center Incorporated Foundation JSS :Japan Space Systems SHSP :Strategic Headquarters for Space Policy JSF : Japan Space Forum
The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies ,2015 : OVERVIEW OF JAPANESE SPACE INDUSTRY 12 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED 3. Activities for Sustainability
13 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED Earth Observation Satellites for Sustainability
Himawari GOSAT
©JMA ©JAXA Meteorology Satellite Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Satellite Used for monitoring of Used for monitoring of - Climate, Climate Change - Concentration of Carbon Dioxide - Global Warming - Desertification - Atmospheric Environment - Marine Environment etc.
Monitoring of Feb. 2010 Feb. 2015 aerosol, volcanic ash ..
©JMA ©JAXA/NIES/MOE Monitoring of ©JMA Average concentration of Carbon Dioxide Global Warming ©JMA 14 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED Earth Observation Satellites for Sustainability
ALOS-2 Advanced Land Observation Satellite 2 Used for monitoring of - Effects of disasters to cities and rural areas (earthquakes, thunderstorms, floods, tsunamis) - Movement of Earth surface after earthquakes - Illegal logging etc. ALOS(PALSAR) observed image
ALOS(PALSAR) observed image
©JAXA Movement of Earth surface Before After before eruption of volcano ©JAXA,METI Analyzed by JAXA ©JAXA Monitoring of illegal logging Detection of flooded areas
©JAXA,METI Analyzed by JAXA
Movement of Earth surface after big earthquake 15 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED Utilization of High Precision Navigation for Sustainability
QZSS
Quazi Zenith Satellite System for navigation Major functions of QZSS -GPS Complementary ©JAXA Enhance positioning signal availability -Positioning Augmentation Provide cm level high precision 3D positioning Various applications using high precision 3D positioning are investigated.
IT-Construction Train Control
IT-Agriculture Automated/Safe Driving
Ship Control Marine Observation Road Pricing - Prevention of Air Pollution 16 16 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED Utilization of High Precision Navigation for Sustainability
To utilize cm level high precision 3D positioning, a 3D digital map with the same level of accuracy is required At present, the “Common 3D Digital Map Concept” has been investigated in Japan through “COCN(Council on Competitiveness-Nippon) “activities The “Common 3D Digital Map” can be utilized for various areas such as “Automated Driving”, ”Disaster Management”, ”Personal Navigation” etc. These applications contribute to the creation of a “Smart Society” for sustainable development Personal Disaster Automated Navigation Management Driving
Dynamic Dynamic Dynamic Information Information Information
Information Information Information about stores about climate about traffic
Satellite(Optical, Radar) Landmark Landmark Landmark Aircraft(Laser Profiler)
Sidewalk Landscape Shape of road indoor
Common 3D Digital Map 3D Point Crowd Data/Colored Image Data.. Mobile Mapping System (MMS)
17 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED 4. Activities for Space Exploration
18 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED Contributions to Space Astronomy
Solar-B MUSES-B
©Akihiro Ikeshita
©JAXA Mission of Solar-B is the investigation of magnetic activity of the Sun Radio astronomy satellite Solar-B provides MUSES-B provide - quantitative measurements of - radio-wave observation in orbit in the full vector magnetic field combination with radio telescopes - change in the solar atmosphere on the ground with high resolution and sensitivity
©NAOJ/JAXA ©NAOJ/JAXA 19 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED HTV and Future Contribution to Exploration
HTV
HTV (H-II Transfer Vehicle ) is an unmanned cargo transporter to the ISS MELCO’s contribution to HTV is “3 Essential Intelligent System” such as “HTV Avionics Module”, “HTV Operation Control System” and “Proximity Communication System”
Proximity Communication System
©JAXA
HTV Avionics Module ©JAXA
HTV Operation Control System (HTV OCS)
©JAXA 20 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED HTV and Future Contribution to Exploration
HTV is a fully automatic unmanned rendezvous vehicle HTV itself and development results such as the Avionics System, rendezvous software and designed trajectories etc. can be used for future planetary exploration missions
HTV Flight Sequence - Designed results can be used for various planetary exploration missions such as automatic landing, sample return and etc.
Courtesy of JAXA/NASA Small Lander for Investigating Moon, SLIM is planed to launch in 2019 and various HTV development results are utilized for the SLIM spacecraft
©Akihiro Ikeshita 21 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED 5. Future Contribution Areas in Space Exploration
22 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED Space Basic Plan
ONSP(Office for National Space Policy) decided on an “Update Basic Plan for Space Policy” in December, 2015 In this updated Plan, the following Space Science & Exploration Activities are defined
ＦＹ 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Hayabusa-2 ▲Arrive at small planet ▲Return to Earth Operation
ASTRO-H(X-ray Astronomy) ▲Launch Operation
BepiColombo(Exploration of Mercury) ▲Arrive at Mercury ▲Launch Operation
ERG(Exploration of Geospace ) ▲Launch Operation
Martian Moons Exploration ▲Launch Operation
SLIM(Small Lander for Investigating Moon) ▲Launch Operation
23 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED Future Contribution Area
We would like to contribute to future exploration missions using HTV & SLIM technology for Moon/Mars Lander, removal of space debris etc.
Future Exploration Present Project Next Project Missions
ISS Operation Deep Space Exploration In-Orbit Transfer New Technology HTV-X Vehicle
Courtesy of JAXA/NASA Next Generation
©JAXA Removal of ©JAXA ©JAXA HTV1～9 ©JAXA Space Debris SLIM Rendezvous, ©JAXA ・Landing Navigation, Guidance on the & Control Technology planets Large with Scale Mars ©Akihiro Ikeshita gravity Moon Lander fields Pin Point Moon Lander Landing with Small Spacecraft 24 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED Thank you for your attention
25 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ANY AND ALL UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE STRICTLY PROHIBITED