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Potential ESA-Roscosmos Cooperation in Education Activities

Potential ESA-Roscosmos Cooperation in Education Activities. CONTENT. Projects Description European Student Moon Orbiter Global ground station network (GENSO) CubeSat constellation (GEOID) Cooperation Possibilities. European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO). Mission Overview

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Potential ESA-Roscosmos Cooperation in Education Activities

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  1. Potential ESA-Roscosmos Cooperation in Education Activities

  2. CONTENT • Projects Description • European Student Moon Orbiter • Global ground station network (GENSO) • CubeSat constellation (GEOID) • Cooperation Possibilities

  3. European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO) • Mission Overview • Launch: secondary payload (launcher TBC) into Geostationary Transfer Orbit, 2014 • Spacecraft mass: 265 kg (with propellant) • Lunar transfer: Liquid Bipropellant Propulsion • Mission duration: 11 months • Lunar orbit: 280 x 16400 km, 56° inclination • Payload • 2.5 kg Optical camera, ~10 m/pixel (outreach) • Radiation monitor, radar payload (science) • Internet communications protocol experiment (tech) • Other “guest” payload (TBC) • Status • System Requirements Review completed • Preliminary design (Phase B2) started, PDR in February 2011 • Prime contractor: SSTL Ltd (UK) • 200 students from 19 universities in 10 Member & Cooperating States are currently involved in platform, payload, ground systems development Courtesy QinetiQ

  4. Global Educational Network for Satellite Operations (GENSO) • Status • Since January 2010: Operation of limited network (<20 stations) with software release 1.0 • From April 2010: Operation of full network with software release 2.0 • Foreseen usage: ~30 or more education satellites operated by universities • Downlink and uplink capabilities • Overview • Linking together and sharing university and amateur ground stations globally to provide near-global coverage for all participating education satellite missions • Project endorsed by the International Space Education Board (ISEB) • Open to all university/radio amateur ground stations (~100 expected)

  5. CubeSat Constellation (GEOID/HumSat) • Introduction • HUMSAT is an international educational initiative for building a constellation of nano-satellites providing communication capabilities to areas without infrastructure • Initiated by Uni. Vigo (Spain), CalPoly (US), Crectealc (Mexico) • Supported by UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, IAF, UNESCO • 24 universities, 11 countries and 19 s/c have so far been confirmed • GEOID will be the HUMSAT testbed that ESA intends to launch in support of the project for educational purposes • GEOID Mission Overview • Objective: relay of data from small mobile sensors in remote areas on ground for humanitarian purposes (e.g public health, climate) • Global Constellation of 9 university CubeSats, approx. 1-4.5 Kg each • Low Earth orbits, ~600 km altitude with high inclination • GENSO ground station network used for data downloading and TTC, providing significant communications visibility of the CubeSats • Data accessible to users at a Central Distribution Centre • Status • System definition activities ongoing (ESA & Uni. Vigo) • Announcement of Opportunity under preparation for universities to join the project, to be released in summer 2010 • Release of system documentation for CubeSat developers expected by September 2010

  6. Cooperation Possibilities: to be further explored • ESMO • A Russian university could design and build a CubeSat for integration into the ESMO spacecraft as a mission payload • ESMO spacecraft would then carry the CubeSat to the Moon, deploy it in lunar orbit, and provide communication relay, in exchange for a contribution to the launch cost • GEOID • One or more Russian universities could design and build CubeSats (or other nano-satellites) for the constellation • Russian launcher could then deploy the university CubeSats/nano-satellites into LEO and Russian universities participate in joint operations of the constellation with European universities • GENSO • One or more Russian universities could join the network with their ground stations & gain access to enhanced communications coverage for their educational satellites • Benefits: • Significant hands-on space engineering opportunities for Russian university students • Promotes strong cooperation between Russian and European universities in space systems engineering

  7. Way forward • The Education Office is interested in further exploring the areas for potential cooperation with ROSCOSMOS on education: • In agreement with the general ESA policy for cooperation with Russia • Through a possible joint workshop whose contents, cost sharing and organization should be defined via further, bi-lateral consultations • ESA Education and Knowledge management office contact points: • Franco Emma: Head of the Office (francesco.emma@esa.int) • Roger Walker: Head of hands-on projects within the office (roger.walker@esa.int)

  8. THANK YOU Roger WalkerHead of Education Projects Unit ESA Education Office Directorate of Legal Affairs and External Relationsroger.walker@esa.int →

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