Development of Esrange

DEVELOPMENT OF ESRANGE

Philip Påhlsson 2020-03-10 ESRANGE THE MOST VERSATILE SPACE CENTER IN THE WORLD

Twice the size of Luxembourg Norway or Rhode Island Finland 5200 km2 ground space Sweden

5 6 SSC WORLDWIDE CUSTOMER PROXIMITY

550 Employees 30 Nationalities 20 Locations 10 Countries BUSINESS AREAS

Science & Satellite Ground Spacecraft Operations Launch Services Network Services & Engineering Services Spacecraft Operations UAS Satellite& EngineeringGround Services ScienceNetwork & Services ESRANGE SPACE Launch Services UAV Validation CENTER

Sounding Rockets Stratospheric Balloons

Aurora and Atmospheric Microgravity and Rideshare Missions Circumpolar Balloon Student Missions Mobile Ballooning Student Missions Drop Tests Science Atmospheric Reentry Suborbital Express Flights

Testbed Esrange SmallSat Express

Vertical Engine Vertical Stage Satellite Launch Horizontal Teststand Reusability Planetary Landers Spaceport Services Teststands Teststands Service Provider Spacecraft Operations UAS Satellite& EngineeringGround Services ScienceNetwork & Services ESRANGE SPACE Launch Services UAV Validation CENTER

Sounding Rockets Stratospheric Balloons

Aurora and Atmospheric Microgravity and Rideshare Missions Cirumpolar Balloon Student Missions Mobile Ballooning Student Missions Drop Tests Science Atmospheric Reentry Suborbital Express Flights

Testbed Esrange SmallSat Express

Vertical Engine Vertical Stage Satellite Launch Horizontal Teststand Reusability Planetary Landers Spaceport Services Teststands Teststands Service Provider LAUNCH SITES EXISTING AND PLANNED

Existing Planned launching launching states states French Guyana Australia

India Andøya Esrange Norway

Israel Pacific Spaceport Portugal Plesetsk Japan UK Dombarovsky Spain Vostochny China UK SpaceX Wallops Spain Baikonur Taiyuan New Zeeland Vandenberg South Jiuquan Sweden Texas Portugal Russia Palmachim Tanegashima Cape Canaveral Xichang USA Guiana Satish Dhawan

Equator

Queensland

Mahia

Exisiting Launch Sites Planned Launch Sites

11 LAUNCH SITES EXISTING AND PLANNED

Existing Planned launching launching states states French Guyana Australia

India Andøya Esrange Norway

Equator

Queensland

Mahia

Exisiting Launch Sites Planned Launch Sites

12 LAUNCHER DEVELOPMENT SSC STRATEGY TO BOOST INNOVATION TRL 6 – TRL 8 Today TRL 5 – TRL 6

TRL 4 – TRL 5 TRL 3 – TRL 4

2021 2022 2019 2020

Horizontal test stand Vertical test First orbital launch <500 kN stand >100 kN

Suborbital test pad Reusability test pad Oxidizer storage facility

Mobile propellant facilities HORIZONTAL ENGINE TEST STAND VERTICAL ENGINE TEST STAND

Image: SpaceX VERTICAL STAGE TEST STAND 2:ND STAGE

Image: SpaceX SMALLSAT EXPRESS SMALLSAT EXPRESS GOAL

SSC shall launch satellites into orbit from Esrange before the end of 2021, making Esrange the first spaceport in Europe launching small satellites. MINDSET SMALLSAT EXPRESS STEP-BY-STEP REALIZATION

Capability Level Year

5 Esrange 2.0 2022+

4 Spaceport – Launch Service Provider 2022+

3 Spaceport – Flight Ticket Provider 2021

2 Testbed – Reusability and fly-back 2020

1 Testbed – Rocket motor and stage 2020

0 Modernization and upgrade (>100 MSEK)

Esrange Space Center – A Strategic National Asset

Internal 20 SMALLSAT EXPRESS STEP-BY-STEP REALIZATION – LEVEL 0 Upgrades of basic infrastructure at Esrange Upgrades to launchers Upgrade of power system at Esrange • Skylark building • 2x 2500 KVA Diesel generators • Upgrade of mobile tower • 2x 0,4/22 KVA transformers • New balloon operations • New short-break high power net New systems for balloons and rockets Refurbishment Upgrades to the ESRAD system • ESS • Launch Area • Main building • Hotel • MCC Construction of visitor center Upgrade of communication network at Esrange • Upgrade to fibre • Security upgrades

Internal Finished 2018 21 SMALLSAT EXPRESS STEP-BY-STEP REALIZATION – LEVEL 1

New Site LC-3 for reusability and orbital launching Two vertical test stands under construction • Road 3.8 km • Will allow for engine and stage testing at • Power Esrange from April 2020 • Fiber • Launch site 100m x 470m • Basic Infrastructure

Image credit: Firefly

Internal Finished Q4 2019 Finished before April 2020 22 C2-Protected 23 C2-Protected 24 25 26 27 28 SMALLSAT EXPRESS STEP-BY-STEP REALIZATION – LEVEL 2 First adaptation of LC-3 for Flyback booster and planetary lander tests (+orbital launch) • Tent hall integration hall • Construction of LC-3A pad • Liquids and gases infrastructure • Relocation of staff to Kiruna or Salmijärvi to free upminimum 20 Office seats • Adaptation of existing offices at Esrange

SpaceX Testsite Texas Image: Astra

Finished before end of 2020

Internal Image: SpaceX 29 SMALLSAT EXPRESS STEP-BY-STEP REALIZATION – LEVEL 3

First adaptation of LC-3 for Spaceport operations • LC-3B launch pad • LC-3B Flame duct • Process water storage • Process water pump • Process water piping • Concrete pads (fuel/oxidizers) • Ground works • Power, communication, lights and lightning protection • Mobile gantry • Payload integration building (Basic) • Sewage system • Potable water system

Internal Finished before end of 2021 30 SMALLSAT EXPRESS STEP-BY-STEP REALIZATION – LEVEL 4 Expansion of Esrange to support Launch Service provider role • New launch operation centre • Radar upgrade • Down-range permanent establishment • Payload integration building (High standard) • Relocation of staff to Kiruna C to free minimum 20 office • Relocation of NMC to Kiruna C to replace with launch operations center

Internal 31 SMALLSAT EXPRESS STEP-BY-STEP REALIZATION – LEVEL 5 Esrange 2.0 Expansion of Esrange support infrastructure • Expansion of hotel • Expansion of offices • Redesign of Esrange entrance • Refurbishment of main building • Orbit building • Upgrade of Sounding rocket launch area

Internal 32 SSC – A LAUNCH SERVICEPROVIDER

SmallSat Express

SmallSat Express Lite All-inclusive*

Spaceport Services In-between

Lease a pad

C2-Protected *Almost 33