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Auxiliary Passengers Using Arianespace Systems User's Auxiliary Passengers using Arianespace Systems User’s Manual Issue 1 – Revision 0 June 2017 Issued and approved by Arianespace Roland Lagier Chief Technical Officer Auxiliary Passengers User’s Manual Issue 1 Preface The present Auxiliary Passengers User’s Manual provides an overview of the Arianespace launch service using the systems for auxiliary payload available on Soyuz and Vega launchers, which together with Ariane 5 constitute the European space transportation union operated by Arianespace at the Guiana Space Centre. This document contains the essential data which are necessary: To assess compatibility of micro and mini spacecraft mission with available systems, To initiate the preparation of all technical and operational documentation related to a launch of spacecraft as auxiliary passenger on a Soyuz or Vega mission. Further information regarding Soyuz and Vega launch systems can be found respectively in the Soyuz and Vega User’s Manual. Inquiries concerning clarification or interpretation of this manual should be directed to the addresses listed below. Comments and suggestions on all aspects of this manual are encouraged and appreciated. France Headquarters USA - U.S. Subsidiary Arianespace Arianespace Inc. Boulevard de l'Europe 601 13th Street N.W. Suite 710 N. BP 177 91006 Evry-Courcouronnes Cedex France Washington, DC 20005, USA Tel: +(33) 1 60 87 60 00 Tel: +(1) 202 628-3936 Fax: +(33) 1 60 87 64 59 Fax: +(1) 202 628-3949 Singapore - Asean Subsidiary Japan - Tokyo Office Arianespace Singapore PTE LTD Arianespace # 18-09A Shenton House Kasumigaseki Building, 31Fl. 3 Shenton Way 3-2-5 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku Singapore 068805 Tokyo 100-6031 Japan Fax: +(65) 62 23 42 68 Fax: +(81) 3 3592 2768 Website French Guiana - Launch Facilities Arianespace BP 809 www.arianespace.com 97388 Kourou Cedex French Guiana Fax: +(33) 5 94 33 62 66 An updated version of the present User’s Manual will be subsequently released introducing additional small satellites launch opportunities with VEGA-C and ARIANE A6 launch systems. Arianespace ©, June 2017 III Auxiliary Passengers User’s Manual Issue 1 Configuration Control Sheet Issue / Prepared Approved Date Change description Rev. by by Draft May, 2008 First issue Issue 1 June, 2017 Signed issue C. DUPUIS J. THIERY Revision 0 IV Arianespace ©, June 2017 Auxiliary Passengers User’s Manual Issue 1 Table of contents Preface Configuration control sheet Table of contents Acronyms, abbreviations and definitions CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. PURPOSE OF THE USER’S MANUAL FOR AUXILIARY PASSENGERS USING ARIANESPACE SYSTEMS 1.2. AUXILIARY PASSENGERS DEFINITION 1.2.1. General 1.2.2. Auxiliary Passengers classification 1.3. PROCURING AUXILIARY PASSENGER LAUNCH SERVICE 1.4. FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUXILIARY PASSENGERS 1.5. SPECIFIC RULES ASSOCIATED TO AUXILIARY PASSENGERS 1.5.1. General considerations 1.5.2. Rules applicable to auxiliary passengers 1.6. ARIANESPACE SYSTEMS FOR AUXILIARY PASSENGERS 1.6.1. Introduction 1.6.2. ASAP-S 1.6.3. VESPA CHAPTER 2. INTERFACES FOR AUXILIARY PASSENGERS 2.1. GENERAL 2.2. REFERENCE AXES 2.3. ENCAPSULATED SPACECRAFT INTERFACES 2.3.1. General 2.3.2. Payload usable volume definition 2.3.3. Special on-fairing insignia 2.4. MECHANICAL INTERFACE 2.5. ELECTRICAL INTERFACES 2.5.1. Lines definition 2.5.2. Spacecraft to EGSE umbilical lines 2.5.3. L/V to spacecraft electrical functions 2.5.4. Electrical continuity interface 2.6. INTERFACES VERIFICATIONS 2.6.1. Prior to the launch campaign 2.6.2. Pre-launch validation of the electrical I/F CHAPTER 3. AUXILIARY PASSENGERS LAUNCH MISSION 3.1. INTRODUCTION 3.2. TYPICAL MISSION PROFILE 3.3. MISSION DURATION Arianespace ©, June 2017 V Auxiliary Passengers User’s Manual Issue 1 3.4. SPACECRAFT ORIENTATION DURING THE ASCENT PHASE 3.5. SEPARATION CONDITIONS 3.5.1. Orientation performance 3.5.2. Separation mode and pointing accuracy CHAPTER 4. MICRO AUXILIARY PASSENGER DESIGN AND VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 4.1. INTRODUCTION 4.2. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR MICRO AUXILIARY PASSENGER 4.2.1. Safety Requirements 4.2.2. Selection of Spacecraft Materials 4.2.3. Micro S/C Mass Properties 4.2.4. Frequency Requirements for Micro Auxiliary Passenger 4.2.5. Design Loads 4.2.6. Line loads peaking on the spacecraft 4.2.7. Line loads peaking induced by the Micro Auxiliary Passenger 4.2.8. Handling Loads during ground operations 4.2.9. Local Loads 4.2.10. Dynamic Loads 4.3. MICRO SATELLITES COMPATIBILITY VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 4.3.1. Verification logic 4.3.2. Safety factors 4.3.3. Spacecraft compatibility tests 4.4. THERMAL LOADS 4.5. RF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER 5. MINI AUXILIARY PASSENGER DESIGN AND VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 5.1. INTRODUCTION 5.2. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR MINI AUXILIARY PASSENGER 5.2.1. Safety Requirements 5.2.2. Selection of Spacecraft Materials 5.2.3. Mini S/C Mass Properties 5.2.4. Frequency Requirements for Mini Auxiliary Passenger 5.2.5. Design Loads 5.2.6. Line loads peaking on the spacecraft 5.2.7. Line loads peaking induced by the Mini Auxiliary Passenger 5.2.8. Handling Loads during ground operations 5.2.9. Local Loads 5.2.10. Dynamic Loads 5.3. MINI SATELLITES COMPATIBILITY VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 5.3.1. Verification logic 5.3.2. Safety factors 5.3.3. Spacecraft compatibility tests 5.4. THERMAL LOADS 5.5. RF ENVIRONMENT §1 - p6 Arianespace ©, June 2017 Auxiliary Passengers User’s Manual Issue 1 CHAPTER 6. MISSION MANAGEMENT & LAUNCH CAMPAIGN ORGANISATION FOR AUXILIARY PASSENGERS 6.1. INTRODUCTION 6.2. MISSION MANAGEMENT 6.2.1. Contract organization 6.2.2. Schedule 6.2.3. Meetings and Reviews 6.3. SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT 6.3.1. Interface Management 6.3.2. Mission Analysis 6.3.3. Auxiliary Passenger Compatibility Verification 6.3.4. Post-launch Analysis 6.4. LAUNCH VEHICLE ADAPTATION 6.5. LAUNCH CAMPAIGN 6.5.1. Typical Auxiliary Passenger launch campaign 6.5.2. Summary of launch campaign meetings and reviews 6.5.3. Range Support 6.6. SAFETY ASSURANCE 6.7. QUALITY ASSURANCE 6.8. OPTIONAL SERVICES Annex 1 – APPLICATION TO USE ARIANESPACE’S LAUNCH VEHICLE (DUA) TEMPLATE Annex 2 – STANDARD AUXILIARY PASSENGER ADAPTERS 2.1 SSASAP5 ring 2.2 PAS 381 S adapter 2.3 PAS 432 S adapter 2.4 PAS 610 S adapter 2.5 AR 937 adapter Annex 3 – ARIANESPACE AUXILIARY PASSENGERS LAUNCH RECORD Arianespace ©, June 2017 VII Auxiliary Passengers User’s Manual Issue 1 Acronyms, abbreviations and definitions A ACS Attitude Control System AE Arianespace ASAP Arianespace System for Auxiliary Payloads B BT POC Combined operations readiness Bilan Technique Plan d’ Opérations review Combinées C CAD Computer Aided Design CBOD-LT Low Tension Clamp Band Opening Device CDR Critical Design Review CFRP Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic CLA Coupled Loads Analysis CM Mission Director Chef de Mission CNES French National Space Agency Centre National d’ Etudes Spatiales CoG Center of Gravity COTE Check-Out Terminal Equipment CP Program director Chef de Programme CRAL Post Flight Debriefing Compte-Rendu Après Lancement CSG Guiana Space Centre Centre Spatial Guyanais CVCM Collected Volatile Condensable Material CVI Real time flight evaluation Contrôle Visuel Immédiat D DAMF Final mission analysis document Document d' Analyse de Mission Fi nale DAMP Preliminary mission analysis Document d' Analyse de Mission document Préliminaire DCI Interface control document Document de Contrôle d’ Interface DUA Application to use Arianespace Demande d' Utilisation Arianespace launch vehicles E EGSE Electrical Ground Support Equipment EIRP Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power ELV European Launch Vehicle S.p.A. EMC Electro magnetic Compatibility EPCU Payload preparation complex Ensemble de Préparation des Charges Utiles ESA European Space Agency F FAR Flight Acceptance Review FEM Finite Element Model FM Flight Model FQR Final Qualification Review FSA Russian Federal Space Agency §1 - p8 Arianespace ©, June 2017 Auxiliary Passengers User’s Manual Issue 1 G GRS General Range Support GSE Ground Support Equipment H HPF Hazardous Processing Facility I Isp Specific impulse ITAR International Traffic in Arms Regulations K KRU Kourou L LAM Measuring instrument laboratory La boratoire Mesures LBC Check out equipment room Laboratoire Banc de Contrôle LEO Low Earth Orbit LEOP Launch and Early Orbit Phase LPSS Launcher Payload Separation System LSA Launch Service Agreement LTAN Local Time of Ascending Node LTDN Local Time of Descending Node LV Launch Vehicle LW Launch Window M MCI Mass, balances and inertias Masse, Centre de gravité, Inerties MGSE Mechanical Ground Support Equipment MLI Multi Layer Insulation MMH Mono methyl Hydrazine MUS Soyuz at CSG User's Manual Manuel Utilisateur Soyuz du CS G MUV Vega User's Manual Manuel Utilisateur Vega N N/A Not Applicable O OASPL Overall Acoustic Sound Pressure Level OCOE Overall Check Out Equipment P PAF Payload Attachment Fitting PAS Payload Adapter System PDR Preliminary Design Review PFM Proto-Flight Model POC Combined operations plan Plan d’ Opérations Combinées POI Interleaved Spacecraft Operations Plan d’ Opérations Imbriquées Plan POS Spacecraft operations plan Plan d’Opérations Satellite PPF Payload Preparation Facility ppm parts per million PSD Power Spectral Density Q QA Quality Assurance QR Qualification Review QSL Quasi-Static Load Arianespace ©, June 2017 IX Auxiliary Passengers User’s Manual Issue 1 R RAAN Right Ascension of the Ascending Node RAL Launch readiness review Revue d’ Aptitude au Lancement RAMF Final mission analysis review Revue d' Analyse de Mission Finale RAMP Preliminary mission analysis review Revue d' Analyse de Mission
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