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United States Hum an Space Flight Plans Review Com m ittee – August 5 , 20 0 9

Presentation to the United States Hum an Space Flight Plans Review Com m ittee

Jean-Yves Le Gall Chairm an & CEO W ashington, D.C. W ednesday, August 5 , 2 0 0 9

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Contents

• Mission
• Baseline for I SS Utilization
• Arianespace Heritage
• Service & Solutions
• Ariane 5
• ATV Jules Verne
• I nternational Cooperation
• Conclusion

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• Com m ittee Charter:
• Objective: independent review of ongoing U.S. hum an

space flight plans and program s to ensure a trajectory that is “safe, innovative, affordable, and sustainable”

• I ncluding exam ination of “appropriate opportunities

for international collaboration”

• The I nternational Space Station is a cornerstone in

the architecture of hum an exploration of space

• W ith the Ariane 5 and Autom ated Transfer Vehicle

( ATV) , Arianespace provides cargo services to the I SS through appropriate international collaboration in support of NASA’s hum an space flight activities

Mission

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• Support for six-person crew aboard the com pleted I SS
• Fully utilize I SS for biological and scientific research
• Shuttle retirem ent in 2 0 1 0 drastically dim inishes U.S.

up-m ass/ return capability until CRS suppliers com e on-line

• CRS has four independent parts = tw o launch vehicles and

tw o cargo system s w hich m ust be operational by 2 0 1 1

• NASA CRS requirem ents call for 2 0 m issions carrying over

4 1 m etric tons of cargo to I SS betw een 2 0 1 0 and 2 0 1 5

• NASA is likely to need gap-filler com m ercial cargo service

by 2 0 1 3 should any of the four system s be delayed

• Likely shortfall of 3 -1 2 m etric tons per year 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 5

Baseline for I SS Utilization

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Arianespace Heritage

• Since 1 9 8 0 , Arianespace has placed space at the

center of everyday life:

• Space for Science: understanding the Universe
• Space for Earth: m onitoring the environm ent
• Space for Security: delivering inform ation
• Space for Com m unications: connecting the w orld
• Arianespace is a European com pany:
• 2 3 Shareholders from 1 0 European countries
• Arrangem ent w ith the European Space Agency ( ESA)
• 2 7 0 Payloads launched to date
• 7 4 custom ers w orldw ide
• Serving 8 national and international space agencies
• More than 5 0 % of operational com m ercial satellites

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Service & Solutions

• From contract signature to in orbit delivery,

Arianespace is com m itted to:

• Provide financing, insurance and schedule assurance
• Procure launchers from industrial m anufacturers
• Monitor quality
• Perform the m ission:
• Mission analyses and interface validation
• Satellite, launcher and com bined operations
• Launch facilities and launch operations
• Arianespace has the largest order book in the industry
• 3 1 custom ers
• 3 5 GTO satellites to launch
• 7 Ariane 5 institutional launches ( 6 ATVs)

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Ariane 5

• The m ost reliable heavy-lift launcher:
• 4 5 launches overall
• 3 1 successes in a row since 2 0 0 3
• Capability:
• 2 0 m etric tons to Low Earth Orbit
• 7 m etric tons to Lunar Transfer Orbit
• 5 m etric tons to Mars
• Unm atched launch tem po:
• 7 launches per year
• 4 6 launch vehicles currently in production
• 2 launch tables = surge capability and reactivity
• 4 Ariane 5 s launched in 4 m onths and 1 0 days
• 9 Ariane 5 s ( 1 7 payloads) launched 0 8 / 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 / 2 0 0 8

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ATV Jules Verne

Facts & Figures

• ATV Jules Verne m ass = 1 9 ,4 0 0 kg ( including adapter)
• Height = 1 0 .8 m eters utilizing a long fairing
• Diam eter = 4 .5 m eters
• 7 ,7 0 0 kg dry m ass
• 8 4 0 kg w ater and 1 0 0 kg air
• 4 ,7 0 0 kg propellant for I SS re-boost
• 6 ,4 0 0 kg disposal m ass
• ~ 3 tim es the capability of a Progress
• Em ployed a new ly developed Vehicle Equipm ent Bay ( VEB)

carbon fiber structure to support the m ass

• Duration of the m ission to separation = 1 hour and 6 m inutes
• ATV orbit at separation = circularized at 2 6 0 km , inclined at

5 1 .6 ° ( com pared to norm al GTO 2 5 0 x 3 6 ,0 0 0 km , 6 ° )

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• ATV Jules Verne arrived at Guiana Space

Center August 2 0 0 7

• Launched on March 9 , 2 0 0 8
• Docked to I SS on April 3
• Re-boost firings on April 2 5 and June 2 0
• Undocked from I SS on Septem ber 5
• Re-entered atm osphere on Septem ber 2 9
• ATV Jules Verne

Mission Overview

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Lift-off Mass 2 0 ,7 5 0 kg 7 ,1 5 0 kg 1 6 ,5 0 0 kg Cargo Mass 7 ,7 5 0 kg 3 ,2 0 0 kg 6 ,0 0 0 kg

HTV

ATV Jules Verne

Capacity Com parison ATV - Progress - HTV

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• Launches perform ed from the Guiana Space Center
• Modern ESA facilities m eeting w estern safety standards
• NATO territory: security at sam e level as nuclear forces
• Long history of cooperative efforts w ith NASA
• Topex/ Poseidon oceanography satellite
• Jason-1 ( Topex/ Poseidon follow - on)
• Calipso
• Jam es W ebb Space Telescope ( NASA/ ESA)
• Heritage from Rosetta, Herschel-Planck
• 2 4 national security m issions for 5 NATO nations w ith 1 0 0 %

success:

• Skynet ( UK)
• Optus & Defence ( Australia)
• Syracuse/ Helios ( France)
• Hispasat/ Spainsat/ Xtar ( Spain)
• Eurasiasat ( Turkey)
• Sicral ( I taly)

I nternational Cooperation

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Conclusion

• Ariane 5 - ATV cargo resupply can provide gap-filler

services until CRS providers fully m eet NASA requirem ents

• Sustains architecture for future U.S. hum an space

flight providing utilization of the com pleted I SS

• Ariane 5 - ATV is a flight proven system m eeting

NASA’s I SS cargo resupply requirem ents

• Opportunity for international collaboration using a

successfully dem onstrated capability

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