Vega Operational Launch System Overview on launch operations and launch service cost drivers

Davide A. Nicolini Vega Operational Launch System Project Manager

What needs to be done

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Organization for the Production Phase

LauncherProductionin Europe

P80Productionin FrenchGuiana

AVUM + Interstage 3/4

Z23 & Z9 sub-assemblies

Interstage 1/2

Payload composite parts

System Studies and Flight Software

Shipment LauncherIntegration

P80 Stage and Interstage 1/0

Flight Readiness Review Flight Software Acceptance

Launcher Production CombinedOperations &Launch

Preparation

LAUNCH

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Mission preparation Programs Directorate

Flight Readiness Review VV03 Mission : DZZ-HR

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2.5 GROUND TRACK

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AVUM1

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AVUM Impact

AVUM impact Zone

TLM Stations

Launcher integration

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Launch Vehicle Integration - Starting with P80

The Launch Vehicle Integration is performedunder the mobile gantry, starting with the

arrival of the P80 from the booster integrationfacility

Integration of the interstage 1/2

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Launch Vehicle Integration - With AVUM

The AVUM with its interstage 3/AVUM is lifted on top of the Zefiro 9

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Chronology and launch

Shipment Launch Vehicle Integration Launch Preparation

Upper CompositePreparation

LaunchChronology

Typical Schedule (for first missions)

Day - 37 Day - 8 Day - 5 Launch Day

Spacecraft AutonomousOperations LAUNCH

Mobile Gantryremoval

PPF (Payload Preparation Facilities)Satellite preparation & fillingUpper composite preparation

SLV (Vega Launch Site)Upper compositeinstallation on the launchvehicle

SLV

Upper Compositetransfer to SLV

Day - 6

Flight ReadinessReview

Launch ReadinessReview

PPF

Launch service organization

The operating set-up can be summarized as: •  Launch service provider (Arianespace) •  Launch vehicle industry (ELV and subcontractors) •  Launch complex maintenance/exploitation (MEX industry at CSG) •  Launch range support (CNES-CSG) •  External - launch base - costs (consumables, insurances, etc.) The launch campaign today is composed of the following phases: •  Pre-campaign (ERO ground, LV team preparation) •  Launcher integration under ELV responsibility •  Combined operations (or launch preparation) under AE responsibility •  Post-campaign (ground revalidation, LV tools logistics and revalidation)

Vega launch service cost breakdown

Launch'Vehicle'62%'

Launcher'Opera2ons'at'

CSG'9%'

Arianespace'12%'

Launch'Complex'9%'

Launch'Range'6%'

Insurance,'consumables'and'other'costs'

2%'

Vega%Launch%Service%Cost%Breakdown%(2nd%batch:%V7%to%V16,%launch%rate%2)%

Operating costs driven by duration of launch campaigns

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January 2013 February 2013 March 2013 April 2013 May 2013

Ship arrival with Fairing

Plane arrival with Avum, Vespa and new RT/TC station

Plane arrival with P2 plate (ALTS plate)

Plane arrival with LB-MKII

Plane arrival with SSIS equip. (CSA, DD, AR)

Plane arrival with SS-ASAP

Plane arrival with Isipod (incl. Cubesat)

Plane arrival with Proba-V

Plane arrival with VNREDSat-1

Ship arrival with GPT/GHT propellant tanks

2.49 months

4.6 months

Campaign preparation (ERO) 2.4 weeks

Campaign support activities 3.2 months

Launcher integration campaign (POL)

A1 1 month

A1 external finalization

A2 2 weeks

A3 3.4 weeks

A3 External thermal protection finalization 1 week

A4 3.8 weeks

Launcher accepted (synthesis control)

Ni-Cdm batteries removal for charging 4 days

A5 finalization at CSG in S1B-N (reste-à-faire) 3 weeks

Finalized Vespa and PLF delivery

A5 (Pre-POC) 3.8 weeks

Launch Vehicle delivery (DRB)

Basecover integration 1.2 weeks

Satellites campaign (POS) 1.2 months

Combined operations readiness review (BT-POC)

LV fueling readiness review (BT-REMPL)

Combined operations campaign (POC) 1.07 months

Launch system qualification tests 1.9 months

Launch base preparation 3.65 months

Range Preparation Review - phase 2 (RPB2)

Launch Readiness Review (RAL)

CSG green-light on safety flight gabarit

Launch

0 VV02 synthesis plan for pres 26/11/2012

2 Ship arrival with Fairing 31/01/2013

3 Plane arrival with Avum, Vespa and new RT/TC… 16/02/2013

4 Plane arrival with P2 plate (ALTS plate) 11/03/2013

5 Plane arrival with LB-MKII 14/03/2013

6 Plane arrival with SSIS equip. (CSA, DD, AR) 14/03/2013

7 Plane arrival with SS-ASAP 28/02/2013

8 Plane arrival with Isipod (incl. Cubesat) 07/03/2013

9 Plane arrival with Proba-V 08/03/2013

10 Plane arrival with VNREDSat-1 08/03/2013

11 Ship arrival with GPT/GHT propellant tanks 22/03/2013

12 Launcher stages storage at CSG 30/11/2012

25 Ground segment development activities 26/11/2012

79 Campaign preparation (ERO) 09/01/2013

88 Campaign support activities 28/01/2013

100 Launcher integration campaign (POL) 25/01/2013

101 A1 25/01/2013

117 A1 external finalization 20/03/2013

118 A2 14/02/2013

125 A3 21/02/2013

134 A3 External thermal protection finalization 11/03/2013

135 A4 09/03/2013

144 Launcher accepted (synthesis control) 22/03/2013

145 Ni-Cdm batteries removal for charging 02/04/2013

146 A5 finalization at CSG in S1B-N (reste-à-faire) 18/02/2013

151 Finalized Vespa and PLF delivery 11/03/2013

152 A5 (Pre-POC) 08/03/2013

161 Launch Vehicle delivery (DRB) 05/04/2013

162 Basecover integration 15/04/2013

163 Satellites campaign (POS) 11/03/2013

178 Combined operations readiness review (BT-POC) 09/04/2013

179 LV fueling readiness review (BT-REMPL) 22/04/2013

180 Combined operations campaign (POC) 10/04/2013

196 Launch system qualification tests 09/03/2013

207 Launch base preparation 21/01/2013

213 Range Preparation Review - phase 2 (RPB2) 29/04/2013

214 Launch Readiness Review (RAL) 30/04/2013

215 CSG green-light on safety flight gabarit 19/04/2013

216 Launch 06/05/2013

Phase 1 (ELV)

Phase 2 (AE)

GS support

Guidelines for launch cost reduction

Objective: •  Reduce launch cost: launcher hardware cost and launch campaign

costs, which are a significant fraction of the total operating costs

In first instance: •  Reduce to the minimum required the number of personnel involved in

the activities without impacting effectiveness and reliability •  Remove duplications between companies •  Reduce the duration of the campaign phases to the minimum possible

Then: •  Optimize task allocation in order to limit as much as possible having

personnel in idle mode (avoid duplication of roles and responsibilities) •  Reduce number of layers and the need for monitoring

Implemented actions

Improvements during Verta •  Reduction duration of P80 acceptance, e.g. no HPS test and no non-

attached test on TVC •  Mechanical & pyrotechnical integration first then electrical integration,

avionic tests performed at launcher level •  Reduction of personnel due to the rationalization of the mechanical and

electrical team allocation •  Use of Soyuz PAC transfer means for direct integration on launcher •  Many others which brought nominal duration down to 8 weeks •  See ELV slides for more details

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VEGA Launch Campaigns Trend Charts Compared campaign days vs. calendar days (VV01 reference calendar)

Vega V1 (QUAL) Vega V2 (VESPA QUAL) Vega V3 Vega V4 Launch LV DRB

Further optimization

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5 OPERATIONAL PLAN – OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS

This analysis is mainly qualitative to identify the gain of the “swap loading” in terms of

time.

The following informations are extracted from the ESA memo [RD9] sent by LAU-

EVO/Palmieri on June 11th.

5.1 Initial operation plan In the actual operational plan, the PAC transfer from EPCU to ZLV and its integration onto

the LV is performed before the AVUM loading. This optimization analysis has been realized

on the basis of this initial operational sequential reminded hereafter to analyze the

advantages and drawbacks of the inversion of these two activities, i.e., the AVUM loading

performed before the PAC transfer.

The last phase of the initial operational plan starting from the AVUM functional tests can

be summarized by the following macro sequential:

5.2 New operation plan In the new proposed scenario, the logic of the operations would be modified as follows:

In particular, the new scenario will allow performing the payload’s integration and

encapsulation at EPCU in parallel to the AVUM loading in MG.

Improvements possible during Verta •  Example: Fueling

operations before Payload Assembly integration ->

Improvements planned to enter into force with Vega-C •  Parallelization of activities •  Stage redesign to allow

more efficient integration (see ELV slides)

•  Could bring nominal launch campaign duration down to 3 weeks

Launch operations cost evolution

Vega%2012%)%Qualifica0on%Flight%Equivalent%(launcher%

cost%based%on%PRICE%es0mate,%campaign%on%actuals)%

Vega%2014%)%VERTA% Vega%2016%)%2nd%batch%MOU%(rate%2)%

Ideal%Launch%Service%Cost%(rate%2)%

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Overall Launch Service Costs Evolution vs. ESA Estimated Ideal Cost

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Ideal%Launch%Service%Cost%(rate%2)%

Vega%Launch%Cost%Trend%

Launcher%System%cost% Launch%Service%Provider%cost% Launch%Range%

Vega launch service companies: rationalization is possible within geo-return constraints

AVIO%19.4%%ELV%

6.2%%

ARIANESPACE%12.0%%

AIRBUS%D&S%9.4%%

SAFRAN%12.4%%

VINCI%2.5%% SABCA%

5.5%%RUAG%3.1%%

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MAI%0.7%%

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MBDA%0.1%%

NAMMO%0.3%%

REINMETALL%1.3%%

RYMSA%0.1%%SAFT%

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SELEX%0.6%%

SOURIAU%0.5%%

STANFORD%MU%0.1%%

THALES%0.9%%

TORAY%0.8%%

TOTAL%0.2%% YUSHNOY%

1.3%%

ZODIAC%1.3%%

AIR%LIQUIDE%0.4%%

APCO%0.3%%

BUREAU%VERITAS%0.1%%

CLEMESSY%0.8%% CNES%

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CSA%0.0%% DENEL%

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ESQS%0.7%%

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ORANGE%0.2%%

MEDIA%KOUROU%0.3%%

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