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Les Lanceurs Européens Colloque International 3-4 novembre 2015

THE ARIANE 6 SYSTEM : ON BOARD-GROUND

INTERFACES AND LAUNCH FACILITY

Jean-Marc ASTORG

CNES Directeur des Lanceurs

European Space Launchers Conference

3-4th of November, 2015

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Background

The Ariane 6 system

A new governance for the European launch sector

ELA 4 description

Main challenges

Conclusions

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BACKGROUND

Ariane 5 : 67 success in a row !

Ariane 5, Soyouz and VEGA operational in Kourou and Arianespace

maintaining its market share

A rude competition with new technical and economical models

Ariane 6 and Vega-C developments decided during the

Luxembourg MC in December 2015

Airbus Safran Launcher (ASL) created in December 2014

A new governance for Ariane 6 development with design authority

to industry.

Ariane 6 and VEGA-C contracts signed in August 2015

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ARIANE 6 KEY OBJECTIVES

• Family of launchers addressing both institutional and commercial

markets

• Advanced launch service procurement for European institutional

missions

• Half the costs of Ariane 5 per kg and target launch service prices

for institutional missions

• Fast track development plan and simplified management rules

for minimized decision time

• Vulcain main stage engine flight proven on Ariane 5

• Vinci upper stage extensively ground tested

• Common Solid Rocket Motor P120C with Vega-C (implying

specific organization) as extension of Vega flight proven P80 to

be flight qualified in 2018 on Vega-C

• Progressive phasing in of Ariane 6 and phasing out of Ariane 5

Guaranteed access to space for

Europe

Industry supporting the

commercial risk

Time-to-market :

Maiden flight in 2020,

Fully operational in 2023

Maximizing commonalities within

the European launcher family

Proven reliability to customers

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ARIANE 6 : THE A62 AND A64 DESIGN CONCEPTS

4 P120s

A62 (5 t into GTO)

€70 million

A64 (10.5 t into GTO)

2 P120s

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ARIANE 6 – MAXIMIZING COMMONALITIES,

MODULARITY AND HERITAGE

P-8

0

P-1

20C

IMC / Avionics

TVC / Structures

Upper Part / Aero

Structures

Ariane 5 ME

development

Vega C

development

Ariane 6 – two configurations

of the same launcher Ariane 62 (with 2 x P120C) 5t GTO

Ariane 64 (with 4 x P120C) 10.5t GTO

EPC / Vulcain 2

simplified design

Upper Stage

& Vinci

P-120C

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A NEW GOVERNANCE FOR THE EUROPEAN

LAUNCH SECTOR

Actions

Basic principles :

• Industry in charge of design, qualification and exploitation of the Ariane

6 launcher

• Guaranteed number of European institutional launches

• Commercial exploitation risk born by industry

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ARIANE 6 DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

• MOA and launch system

architect : ESA with CNES

acting as technical directorate

• MOE launcher development :

AIRBUS SAFRAN Launchers

• MOE ground segment : CNES

P120C L.S.A. A6 - LS A6 - LB

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A NEW ROLE FOR CNES DIRECTION DES LANCEURS

Actions

• Co-located with ESA at Paris Daumesnil

• Common ESA-CNES Ariane Project Team

• Acts as ESA Technical Directorate for launchers

• Participates to an embedded team at ASL (Les Mureaux,Vernon)

• Closely coordinates with ASL

• Is Ground Segment prime contractor and design authority

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ARIANE 6 LAUNCH SYSTEM

Some example of activities at System Level

• Operational concept for test / integration / final chronology

• Ground / launcher interfaces (mecchanical / fluids / electrical) – IRD

½

• Control benches (one family for Europe and French Guyana)

• Ground Stand-by phase (dynamics)

• Take-off environement (acoustic, blast wave …)

• Lightning protection

• Combined Test in French Guyana and Qualification flight

• Growth potential : A66 ….

• …

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EXAMPLE : ARIANE 6 LIFT-OFF STUDIES

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ARIANE 6 GROUND SYSTEM

EAST Position first

chosen in 2014

WEST Position chosen

in 2015 for flight safety

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ARIANE 6 LAUNCH PAD (ELA4)

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ARIANE 6 LAUNCH PAD (ELA4)

Route de l’Espace

Zone de servitudes

Zone de Lancement (ZL4)

Launcher

Assembly Building

(BAL)

ZLS South View

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ARIANE 6 LAUNCH PAD (ELA4)

Roche

Nicole

Kikiwi

BAL

Launch Zone (ZL4)

North View

ELA3 Route de l’Espace

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OPERATIONAL SCENARIO

Mi juillet 2015 : décision

intégration à l’horizontale

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ELA4 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

1. Zone de lancement

2. Zone de préparation avec le

bâtiment d’assemblage Lanceur

(BAL)

3. Stockages LOX

4. Stockages LH2

5. Zone de traitement des effluents

6. Zone servitudes (Energie,

climatisation, eau,..)

7. Zone de pompage eau

Dimensions

ELA4 : 1,5 to 2 x Soyouz

ELA4 : 170 ha

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ARIANE 6 BAL (BATIMENT D’ASSEMBLAGE LANCEUR)

BAL : 2 lignes de production,

une ligne de préparation

finale

Ligne d’assemblage Falcon 9

Ligne d’assemblage Airbus

A350

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ARIANE 6 LAUNCH ZONE

Carneaux Portique

mobile

Stockage

LH2

Mât ombilical fixe

Mâts éclairage

Table fixe & Massif

enterré

RSM A5 (LOX et LH2)

Mâts

foudre

Cryo arms

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ARIANE 6 LAUNCH ZONE

2 symetric covered exhaust ducts sized to

evacuate 4 (ESR) + 1 (Vulcain) motors

combustion gases

90 m

Duct bottom level = - 18 NGG Water retention after lift off

Deflector

18 m

18 m

Bunker 18 m

14 m

Exhaust ducts : 60 000 m3 (24 olympic pools)

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ARIANE 6 LAUNCH ZONE

Technical rooms for all operational systems

Surface area : 2000 m²

L x W x H = 90 * 40 * 6 m

Number of floors = 1

Ombilical Mast

To LOX storage

To LH2 storage

Launcher pit

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LAUNCH ZONE OPERATIONS

ESR on fixed launch table within 1 day

L/V erection Mise à la verticale du corps central

grâce à un chariot érecteur type Soyouz

Mobile Gantry (non air conditioning)

6 days of operations in ZL 6 days of

revalidation after launch

Launch rate : 1 flight every 3 weeks

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ARIANE 6 TRANSPORTER and TABLE

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ARIANE 6 GROUND SEGMENT PLANNING

End of infra studies RDP1: December 2015

End of Launch Base studies : APD RDP2 : May 2016

Infrastructure start ELA4 : mid 2016

P120 hot firing test (BEAP) 2017 and 2018

Launch Base Technical Qualification: 2019

Combined tests (L/V + ground) : 2019

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PROGRESS OF ACTIVITIES

TERRASSEMENTS (EIFFAGE TP /G + DLE

+ EIFFAGE TP)

Démarrage sur ELA4 et LUNA

depuis le 29/06/2015 Voies d’accès et plateformes des

bâtiments de l’ELA4

Voies d’accès chantier ELA4

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CONCLUSIONS : MAIN ACTIONS

To consolidate the current launchers fleet exploitation until

Ariane 6 / Vega-C :

Increase of A5 GTO performance

Competitiveness

To develop Ariane 6 and VEGA-C as quickly as possible

To actively prepare post A6 launchers with the pre-development

of a future low-cost and potentially reusable engine