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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
A62 A64
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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