10 Plesetsk Cosmodrome
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1. Geographical Location of Plesetsk Cosmodrome 10 1 Mission control centre MCC in Mirny which provides Accommodation for the Cus tomer during launch Customer console seating Countdown Data display and transmission of launch information Operational communications Integration facility MIK with General hall for offloading load ing container cleaning and stor age Clean room bay with upper composite integration room and processing room for spacecraft integration testing and if Tracking Station River Emtsa Railway Head Pero Airport Area 32T Technical Complex MIK Fuelling Facility Area 133 ROCKOT Launch Complex Helicopter Landing Pad Mirny Hotel Rockot Plesetskaya Railway Station Road Rail OVO ON DU BPWHN _ Figure 10 2 Plesetsk Cosmodrome Layout ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 35 km 6 km 700 m 100 m 18 km 45 km 20 km 42 km uw EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider safety approval is obtained for monopropellant fuelling Administrative area with offices and monitoring room Fuelling control room EGSE rooms Capability for environmentally controlled spacecraft battery storage Helicopter landing pad Fuelling facility for the Breeze upper stage which can be used upon request to be agreed with EUROCKOT for bipropellant fuelling of the spacecraft Airport Hotel Rockot in Mirny 8 zi l m Integration Facility MIK Fuell2. LONXIOUINA A 10 4 2 1 General Hall The common work area with 500 m in the general hall of MIK is dedicated for ground support equipment unloading unpacking packing and short time storage booster preparation autonomous checks of Breeze and fairing and electrical checks of the assembled upper composite For overhead crane operations an overhead travelling crane with 30 tons lifting capacity for crane specification and dimensions of crane hook please refer to EUROCKOT handbook EHB0006 is installed The general hall is not environmentally controlled 10 4 2 2 Clean Room Bay Satellite processing as well as upper com posite integration and encapsulation will take place in the closed clean area of MIK Figure 1 24 which is certified to cleanliness class 100 000 as per FED STD 209A The particular parameters of envi ronmental control can be taken from Section 5 2 2 10 4 2 2 1 Airlock The airlock located at the beginning of the clean room bay has a base area of 54 m 9 4 m wide and 6 m long An overview of the equipment of the airlock is given below Final cleaning of the spacecraft container and associated equipment will be done here ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider Equipment of the airlock Explosion proof cameras for remote control Explosion proof phones Wall mounts for 208 120 V 60 Hz and 380 220 V 50 Hz power supply 2 t overhead crane Sensors acoustic an
3. Neutralisation Station Waste Deposit Blockhouse Supply Control Station Utility Room Water Storage Oxidiser Storage Not to scale 10 18 10 4 3 1 Launch Pad The launch pad includes a launch table with launch equipment and a stationary mast surrounded by the mobile service tower during LV processing Figure 10 7 and Figure 1 13 Undertable rooms con tain the LV electrical GSE and pre launch processing equipment the fuelling sys tem for booster stage 1 and stage 2 and the payload air conditioning system as well as a Customer dedicated under table room for accommodation of the EGSE The launch table is equipped with retractable supports for the alignment of the LV The maximum turning capac ity of the launch table for adjustment of the azimuth is 180 The gas deflectors of the pad are metallic whereas the cov ering surface is made of concrete The mobile service tower is designed for vertical integration of the upper com posite with the Rockot booster In a closed gate position the service tower encloses the Rockot The service tower is equipped with a lift and working plat forms at several levels to provide access to the LV service areas A special adapter frame serves for the TLC erection whereas an overhead travelling crane ensures zero impact mating of the upper composite with the 2nd stage of the Rockot booster unit Retraction of the mobile service tower occurs 10 minutes before
4. Petersburg and Archangel The international airports of Moscow St Petersburg and Archangel can be considered as possible ports of entry for the spacecraft and related equipment as well as for personnel since direct inter national flights to Plesetsk a limited access area are prohibited Considering all logistical and transportation aspects Moscow and Archangel are the most efficient ports of entry whereas St Petersburg can serve as a back up solu tion Table 10 2 1 gives an overview of the characteristics of airports referred to The basic transport solution for the ship ment of the spacecraft and equipment container from the Customer s country to Plesetsk Cosmodrome is via air transport to Archangel Russian port of entry and ongoing transport by helicopter to the Cosmodrome as presented in the last paragraph of Section 10 2 1 1 Detailed information concerning all transport items can be taken from the EUROCKOT Handbook EHB006 which can be pro vided upon request 10 2 1 Hardware Transport The Customer will be supported by EUROCKOT and KSRC during the customs clearance process at the port of entry As well as entry into Russia the process of departure from Russia will be assisted by EUROCKOT KSRC 10 3 Parameters Sheremetyevo Moscow Talagui Pero Archangel amp EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider Pulkovo Plesetsk Launch Base St Petersburg Status o International International Non civilian
5. Plesetsk Arrival of spacecraft and related GSE container at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Spacecraft container offloading loading onto truck s and transport to MIK Offloading of truck s and trailer in MIK general hall Cleaning of battery container and installation of spacecraft batteries in MOTEK Spacecraft and spacecraft GSE external surface cleaning Unpacking of GSE container Set up of Customer s office area security MIK communications and LAN Spacecraft GSE set up in processing area Spacecraft container cleaning Transfer of spacecraft container into airlock and final cleaning of container Unpacking of spacecraft and movement to processing area Spacecraft inspection Transfer of spacecraft container from airlock to storage area Autonomous spacecraft preparation and check out in clean room Spacecraft battery charging if necessary Installation of spacecraft batteries Preparations for spacecraft fuelling Spacecraft transfer to fuelling stand Fuelling preparations and PSMU set up Fuelling pre task briefing Spacecraft fuelling Leak check Fuelling clean up Preparations for spacecraft dispenser mating optional Preparations for end to end electrical checks Transfer of spacecraft to dolly Transfer of spacecraft to upper composite integration area of clean room bay START OF COMBINED OPERATIONS Clean up of processing facility Accommodation of EGSE in undertable room and bunker Preparation of pad end to end electrica
6. address all operational and logistical support requirements All spacecraft activities and technical facilities will be controlled at the launch site according to the Launch Operation Schedule LOS and Combined Operation Plan COP The Launch Operations Schedule LOS gives an overview of the spacecraft oper ations and joint operations to be con ducted at the launch site and defines ground rules for all involved parties at the range The LOS has been established to define for both operations the equip ment and support needed at the launch site in order to ensure undisturbed work ing conditions for the Customer Due to the parallel processing of spacecraft and launcher up to the joint operations prior to launch these activities have to be coor dinated to ensure the availability of nec cessary equipment and support personnel and the accessibility of facilities taking into account the security and safety mat ters of all parties involved During the launch campaign a daily schedule meeting will be held with the participation of all parties involved Customer EUROCKOT KSRC and atten dees from RSVN The goal of this meet ing Is to e Communicate the status of the work ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider e Identify issues that require immedi ate attention e Define the schedule and coordinate operations for the next day with a view to the support personnel needed access to facilit
7. can be displayed on large size wall panels e CG motions for stages 1 to 3 and the fairing during powered flight in the ascent plane ranging data key flight events such as staging and 10 23 jettisoning of the fairing major telemetry data down link and tip off angles e Sub orbital unit track on an earth map accompanied by the display of ranging data key flight events such as Breeze burns major telemetry data down link timelines for ground telemetry stations and predicted or actual orbit parame ters e Computer generated presentation of spacecraft motion about its CG with the viewing angle and solar exposure In this mode staging events are displayed and several Breeze performance quantities are presented in numerical form e 3D motion of the item s CG against the earth background and several orbit parameters in numerical form e Generalised state vector including geodetic position predicted as well as actual orbit parameters and the predicted as well as telemetered Breeze engine performance e Live launch coverage The Mission Control Centre is equipped with hardware and software which allows integration of any other infor mation which may come from foreign monitoring facilities during and or after Spacecraft injection into the set of data displayed In addition processed flight data can be compressed and sent to any remote user to be decompressed and displayed ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EU
8. landing pad is linked by road ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 10 2 1 1 Transport Flow by Air For the transfer of the Customer s space craft and its dedicated equipment from the port of entry to the cosmodrome two air transport options exist e Delivery of the spacecraft to the Russian port of entry by the Cus tomer transfer of cargo to a Russian aircraft e g AN 12 and then an onward flight to the Plesetsk Cos modrome Pero Airport the aircraft type is restricted licence necessary see Table 10 2 1 Ongoing cargo transport to MIK by rail and or truck e Delivery of the spacecraft to the Russian port of entry Archangel by the Customer AN 124 or IL76 trans fer of cargo to a Russian helicopter 10 4 MI 26T and then a flight to the Ple setsk Cosmodrome helicopter land ing pad at a distance of 700 m from MIK Incoming cargo will be trans ported by truck to MIK 10 2 1 2 Transport Flow by Rail The transfer of the Customer s satellites and related equipment from the differ ent ports of entry e g the international harbours in Archangel and St Petersburg or the international airports of Moscow Archangel and St Petersburg to Plesetsk Cosmodrome can generally be performed by rail The disadvantage of this trans portation method is the dependency on the public railway system with the result that the required transportation speeds cannot be guaranteed 10 2 2 Transport Requirements The transport requirement
9. ried out on the launch day The Commission decides about the launch and the start of count down The consti tution of the management envisioned on the launch day as well as their role during countdown will be defined in detail in the ICD The Commission is led by the Chairman of the Commission who will decide on the readiness for launch All of the responsible persons will attend this meeting and in order to decide whether to launch they will analyse the following status of the launch configuration ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 Launch vehicle spacecraft electrical interface check out L 5 min Switch off of payload air conditioning system e Weather conditions e Launch pad status e Launch vehicle ground tracking sta tions e Launch vehicle ground measure ments e Spacecraft status e Communications network e Launch conditions launch window GO NO GO criteria launch abort e Launch vehicle status The Launch Operations Leader conducts the launch according to the criteria defined by the Commission The previ ous launch decision may be affected at any time during the final count down by modifications anomalies of the launch configuration as analysed by the 10 33 Commission All the modifications of the previous launch configuration must be reported in real time to the Operations Leader The Launch Operations Leader observes the GO NO GO criteria and if necessary holds the count down 10 5 9 Abort Re C
10. system PSS LAN drops General power supply is 208 120 V at 60 Hz with uninterruptible power supply e Wall mounts for 208 120 V 60 Hz The installed sockets are of the Hubbell and 380 220 V 50 Hz power supply type with circular flange Other connec e Emergency lighting tors and a power supply of 380 220 V at 50 Hz are available upon request e Fire extinguishers ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 10 22 The Launch Complex power supply sys tem PSS which incorporates two diesel generators and two uninterrupt ible power sources UPS with a power output of 100 kW is identical to that of the MIK processing Facility for the spec ification please refer to Section 10 4 2 6 10 4 3 4 Air Conditioning of the Spacecraft and Spacecraft Batteries at the Launch Pad After encapsulation air conditioning of the payload is provided during trans portation of the upper composite to the pad and up to 5 minutes before lift off Depending on the fairing design purg ing of the spacecraft batteries can also be performed if required Interruption of the payload air conditioning occurs only for periods of no longer than 1 hour each At the launch pad the stationary air con ditioning equipment is located under the launch table and the air duct passes through the stationary mast The air duct and the air inlet of the fairing are connected via a flexible tube Before entering the flexible tube the air guided by the air duct passes throu
11. transfer to integration area of clean room bay and disassembly Commission for release of Breeze fuelling Breeze removal from mobile integration table transfer to dolly and roll out to general hall Breeze accommodation on transport unit of mobile air conditioning unit and transport to fuelling station Start of Breeze fuelling Fuelling of Breeze Breeze transport to MIK Incoming inspection and acceptance of fuelled Breeze Breeze offloading and loading onto dolly Breeze transfer to clean room for upper composite Integration and installation of Breeze on mobile integration table START OF COMBINED OPERATIONS Table 10 5 1 Launch Vehicle Operations in MIK ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 10 28 10 5 7 2 Spacecraft Operations The spacecraft operations at the launch site nominally start on day L 19 with the arrival of the spacecraft and spacecraft GSE container G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider ing area of the clean room bay of MIK An example of autonomous spacecraft and spacecraft related operations ais shown in Table 10 5 2 An additional two days for the spacecraft operations are necessary if spacecraft fuelling is performed in the bipropellant fuelling The spacecraft autonomous operations Sauces p p facility instead of MIK are conducted in the spacecraft process Day Spacecraft Operations Spacecraft and spacecraft GSE container unloading at port of entry customs clearance and transfer to
12. up to 30 days three phase five wire A B C phases N neutral wire PE earth wire Table 10 4 1 Specification of 208 120 V 60 Hz AC Processing Facility Power Supply System ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 10 17 10 4 3 The Rockot Launch Complex The Launch Complex as shown in Figure 10 6 is dedicated to Rockot launches exclusively for use by EUROCKOT In the course of rebuilding and renovating work for all Rockot dedicated facilities in the years 1999 2000 the Rockot Launch Complex underwent a complete renewal so that today all equipment is state of the art The Rockot Launch Complex is situated in the north east area of Plesetsk Cosmodrome at a distance of 6 km from Lightning Protection a a O Service Tower i Figure 10 6 The Launch Complex for Rockot ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 7 EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider the MIK Processing Facility The Rockot launch pad with undertable rooms is approximately 100 m west of the block house The railroad terminates directly in front of the launch table for loading and unloading the booster stages and upper composite The blockhouse is located between the underground pro pellant and oxidiser storage tanks for booster fuelling The distance between oxidiser and propellant storage tanks is 80 m The underground storage tanks and the blockhouse are situated on a north south axis A site plan of the Rockot Launch Complex is shown in Figure 10 6
13. 10 Plesetsk Cosmodrome The following is a summary of the detailed information contained in the EUROCKOT handbook EHBO006 Plesetsk User s Manual which is available upon request 10 1 General Description The Rockot Plesetsk launch site is located at 62 7 latitude and 40 3 longitude about 800 km north east of Moscow and 200 km south of Archangel Figure 10 1 Plesetsk Cosmodrome was founded in 1963 as a test range for launchers Since 1967 several international programs with the participation of France Germany Great Britain and the USA have been launched from Plesetsk By July 2000 Plesetsk Cosmodrome with a total of 1520 launches had the highest total in the world over one third EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider including 20 launches for Western satel lites Plesetsk Cosmodrome covers an area of 1752 km and includes Pero Airport non civilian and Railway Station the town of Mirny LOX and LN2 plant ground tracking stations integra tion technical facilities and launch pads The main layout of the Cosmodrome is shown in Figure 10 2 Facilities used for the Rockot launch include e Launch Complex comprising Ground support facilities includ ing undertable room service tower stationary mast air con ditioning system fuelling system for stage 1 and stage 2 and equipment for launch prepara tion Payload EGSE rooms in the Blockhouse Figure 10 1 ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001
14. International airport Runway 3700 m 2500 m 2000 m 3780 m length Surface solidity PCN Types of aircraft to be All types All types AN 72 AN 12 AN 24 YAK 42 accommodated Yak 40 All types Landing category Role of airport Port of entry Port of entry Airport to ship for S C S Cs shipping Port of entry back up 4 Pero Airport of Plesetsk Cosmodrome is operated and controlled by the Russian Strategic Missile Forces RSVN and can process civilian aircraft only if cleared by the Russian Ministry of Defence MOD general staff and possibly subject to special navigator availability on board Table 10 2 1 Characteristics of Airports for Shipping of Spacecraft Containers and related GSE and Personnel Transfer After entry to Russia the subsequent transport of the Customer s spacecraft and equipment from the Russian port of entry to the Plesetsk launch site and Rockot dedicated facilities is supported and arranged by EUROCKOT KSRC as is also the return of the residual hardware to the airport of departure which will be performed by air and or rail depending on the hardware volume Plesetsk Cosmodrome can be reached by rail Plesetsk Railway Station is located 3 km south of the town of Mirny by air via Pero Airport or via the helicopter landing pad near the MIK processing facility The railway station and the airport are linked to the Rockot dedicated cosmodrome facilities by rail and road whereas the helicopter
15. ROCKOT Launch Service Provider 10 5 Launch Campaign 10 5 1 Responsibilities and Operational Organisation EUROCKOT KSRC is responsible for the preparation of the launch vehicle and combined operations The Russian Strategic Missile Forces RSVN execute Rockot operations including launch as subcontractors to EUROCKOT KSRC EUROCKOT KSRC will provide support for the installation of the Customer s spacecraft on the launch adapter Additional support has to be mutually agreed between EUROCKOT KSRC and the Customer Spacecraft preparation will be performed under the responsi bility of the Customer and its launch site team During the launch campaign a core of the EUROCKOT team responsible for the specific Customer mission will be pre sent at the range as day to day interme diaries between Customer KSRC and range authority and to coordinate the spacecraft launch site support require ments as well to accompany the Customer s launch site team in all per sonnel matters The EJROCKOT team is supported by a KSRC team at the range Both teams ensure undisturbed execu tion of all necessary operations until launch and the fulfilment of spacecraft support requirements in accordance with the launch site requirements 10 24 10 5 2 Planning Spacecraft launch site operations and the relevant requirements will be speci fied in a Spacecraft Operations Plan SOP that should be available as early as possible This document should
16. accompanied by EUROCKOT KSRC_ personnel Upon request quotes for aircraft rail trans portation fees will be provided ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider For entry to Russia EUROCKOT KSRC will support the Customer s team in all necessary formalities for customs clear ance and in the obtaining of visas for the spacecraft team As well as entry to Russia departure from Russia will be also be assisted by EUROCKOT KSRC Normally the spacecraft team will arrive at Sheremetyevo International Airport Moscow The ongoing possibilities of transfer to Plesetsk Cosmodrome are described in the following 10 2 4 1 Charter Aircraft Pero Airport at Plesetsk has limitations on the aircraft to be accepted Table 10 2 1 For the transport of the Customer s per sonnel a YAK 40 Figure 1 22 will nor mally be used This aircraft can be provided in an economy class configuration with 22 seats or in a configuration with 5 business class seats and 10 seats of economy class The flight duration from Moscow to Plesetsk is 1 5 hours For convenience the Customer s person nel will be transported by charter flight from the Russian port of entry to Pero Airport at Plesetsk during a launch cam paign 10 2 4 2 Scheduled Flights The nearest airport to Plesetsk Cosmodrome for scheduled flights is the airport in Archangel The flight route Moscow Archangel Moscow flight dura tion approximately 1 45 hours i
17. ake place on a fuelling plat form within the closed clean area described above For fuelling with bipro pellant a separate fuelling facility can also be made available If requested EUROCKOT can optionally provide a fuelling service performed by an experi enced and qualified team The clean room bay is equipped with an oxygen content control system and a hydrazine monitoring system Critical values will automatically initiate alarm by acoustic and visual means Fire pro tection in the integration facility is pro vided not only in the usual way but also by a water deluge system on the walls and by water curtains on the doors of the clean room bay 10 10 LOOZ WuddV L Addy E ANSSI LL OL 0L aunbl4 MIN Aye Uorzes6a U o ynoKeq 30m A B C D E F Main Entrance gt General Hall with Common Work Area Hardware Airlock Upper Composite Integration Area S C Processing Area EGSE Room EGSE Room SLO ANHDUAWN Emergency Exit p 6m l k 15m k 19 4m Side Entrance y Emergency Exit Mobile Integration Table for Upper Composite Integration S C Container S C Container on Railway Car Refrigerating Container MOTEK Travelling Cranes Upper Composite Integration and S C Processing Area Travelling Crane General Hall Travelling Crane Airlock Fuelling Platform Viewing Window Transition 2nd Floor CS Air Shower Xxx Emergency Shower JAPIAOJdg BDIAJaS YDUNeT
18. aunch Pad The upper composite with the space craft arrives at the launch pad on day L 7 for mating The air conditioning of the spacecraft is stopped for not more than one hour when the upper composite is hoisted onto a working platform inside the service tower During ongoing upper composite preparations for mat ing the air conditioning system is acti vated Air conditioning is interrupted for the second time for not more than one hour when the stiffening ring is removed and when the transport launch container extension is installed on the transport launch container of the booster block A Launch Readiness Review LRR on day L 4 gives permis sion for booster fuelling The launch vehicle is then put into the continuous technological check mode After final ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 readiness check outs the countdown is started decided by the last LRR the so called State Commission About 15 minutes before launch the ser vice tower is withdrawn and the air con ditioning system of the booster unit is switched off whereas 5 minutes before launch the air conditioning system of the spacecraft is switched off Mechanical access to the payload after encapsula tion is not planned as a standard service However access via umbilical connectors will be provided during any operation phase after encapsulation e g for bat tery trickle charging and communica tion The tasks performed at the launch pad such as Rockot
19. booster erection and mating of the upper composite are shown schematically in Figure 10 12 and are described in detail in Table 10 5 4 10 31 EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider Figure 10 12 Pad Operations Spacecraft Operations Arrival of booster unit transport at launch complex Booster erection installation on launch table and connection to air conditioning system Arrival of TLC extension transport at launch pad and intermediate storage Arrival of upper composite at launch pad Mating of upper composite Breeze booster electrical interface check out Thermally conditioned transport of upper composite transport to MIK Accommodation of Customer EGSE in undertable room and bunker Preparation of pad end to end electrical check Customer Arrival of upper composite with integrated spacecraft at launch pad Disconnection of thermal conditioning system Hoisting and intermediate storage of the upper composite on the 7th level of tower Check of air conditioning system airflow and cleanliness Connection to air conditioning system and switch on of air conditioning system Upper composite preparation for installation on booster unit Transit cable tests Customer Installation of stiffening ring Vertical stacking of the upper composite on the top of the 2nd stage Mechanical and electrical connection of the upper composite to the booster unit Removal of thermal cover docking device from the Upper Composite Disconnectio
20. ch video camera can be remotely controlled i e panned tilted focused and or zoomed from this office e Video taping capabilities e Video cameras available in the undertable room to monitor the Customer s GSE The outputs from these cameras will be sent to the Customer s room in the blockhouse as well as to the Customer offices at the integration facility e Video monitors available in the Cus tomer s rooms within the block house 10 8 10 3 5 Entertainment TV Four different TV channels in English German and or other languages upon request are available in each hotel room used by the Customer s staff 10 4 Ground Facilities A detailed description of the EJROCKOT dedicated technical facilities at the launch site their equipment and specifications can be taken from the EUROCKOT hand book EHBO006 Plesetsk Cosmodrome User s Manual which can be provided upon request 10 4 1 Areas Intended for Sole Customer Use At the launch site the areas listed below and described later in detail are intended upon request for sole Customer use and therefore under his security control For these areas the Customer can implement access control procedures in accordance with Customer state governmental regulations Within the integration facility MIK the Customer has its closed dedicated area under its sole security control Within this dedicated area the Customer can move without escort This closed dedi cated area c
21. d visual warning devices of oxygen control system Sensors acoustic and visual warning devices of hydrazine control system Particle counter Grounding terminals Emergency lighting Fire protection system Entrance door size of airlock 5 m width x 11 m height 10 4 2 2 2 Upper Composite Inte gration Area The upper composite integration area covers an area of 146 m and is located between the airlock and the spacecraft processing area The upper composite integration area is intended for the mat ing of the spacecraft with Breeze and assembling of the upper composite The equipment of the upper composite inte gration area is stated below The upper composite integration area is accessible for the Customer s personnel from the clean room changing area under the Customer s security control after they have passed through the air shower 10 12 Equipment of the upper composite inte gration area e Explosion proof cameras for remote control e Explosion proof phones e LAN drops e Wall mounts for 208 120 V 60 Hz and 380 220 V 50 Hz power supply e 10t overhead crane e Emergency exit with emergency shower and eye wash facility e Sensors acoustic and visual warning devices of oxygen control system e Sensors acoustic and visual warning devices of hydrazine control system e Particle counter e Grounding terminals e Emergency lighting e Fire protection system e Entrance door size of upper com posite integra
22. data and conduct spacecraft bat tery charging activities while the space craft is on the launch vehicle prior to launch For that purpose the spacecraft remote control equipment to be placed in room 213 can be connected to the spacecraft EGSE to be placed in the undertable room via a full duplex fibre optic cable Office equipment such as fax devices electronic data processing system and computer monitors copy machines overhead projectors etc is available upon request ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider 10 4 2 5 Handling and Hoisting Equipment in MIK A detailed description of all handling and hoisting equipment available in MIK is part of the EUROCKOT handbook EHB0006 Plesetsk Cosmodrome User s Manual which can be provided upon request The main handling and hoist ing equipment in MIK comprises e Boom lift cherry picker e Fork lift e Rail car e Trolley for adapter with spacecraft e Mobile integration table e Upper composite assembly stand 10 4 2 6 Power Supply of MIK Uninterrupted power is supplied in all Customer dedicated areas in MIK airlock and upper composite integration hall with 208 120 V at 60 Hz The installed sockets are of the Hubbell type with cir cular flange Other connectors as well as a power supply of 380 220 V at 50 Hz is available upon request The 208 120 V 60 Hz power supply sys tem PSS is a self contained power sup ply system set incorp
23. e Customer State Government 10 5 6 Safety The safety regulations see also Chapter 9 define the rules applicable to all operations and the constraints to be observed in the definition and perfor mance of launch vehicle and spacecraft operations 10 5 7 Launch Campaign Operations The launch campaign operations espe cially the spacecraft operations described in the following serve the purposes of orientation For a programme the dura tion of a launch campaign will be tailored to the Customer s requirements A final and detailed Launch Operations Schedule LOS which includes a statement of the ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider precise duration of all operations will be established after definition of the COP Combined Operations Plan together with the Customer A typical Customer launch campaign from arrival of the spacecraft and related equipment at the Cosmodrome until launch will last approximately 19 days The time needed for post launch activities up to three days has to be added A complete launch campaign which also takes the LV operations into account consists of three major parts e Launch vehicle operations in MIK duration 16 to 17 days e Spacecraft operations duration depending on Customer needs average duration 9 to 10 days e Joint operations duration 10 to 11 days The spacecraft will arrive on day L 19 whereas the spacecraft operation team will u
24. gh a filter and past a flap The payload and battery air condition ing system will be switched off 5 minutes before lift off contact The air condition ing lines will only be disconnected dur ing lift off so that in the case of a launch cancellation the air conditioning system will be switched on within lt 5 minutes The air conditioning system for the ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider spacecraft and spacecraft batteries is compatible with class 100 000 cleanli ness and has the characteristics described in Chapter 5 where the gen eral scheme of the open circuit air con ditioning system is also shown EUROCKOT KSRC will provide periodic monitoring the minimum interval is 15 minutes of air temperature and humid ity and air flow of fairing air and battery air during the time the spacecraft is on the launch pad 10 4 4 The Mission Control Centre The Mission Control Centre is located in the town of Mirny at a distance of approximately 40 km from the launch pad The MCC will provide e Local interurban and international telephone communications with the capability of telephone conferenc Ing e Video and audio reporting from the launch site in real time e Countdown e Transmission and receive of the for mats in electronic and fax form e Operational communications with launch support services e Display and transmission of launch information in real time The following data
25. ies trans portation needs lunch times e Coordinate future joint operations e Adapt the launch campaign sched ule if necessary 10 5 3 Procedures and Logbook of Works Every process will have an approved procedure These procedures will iden tify in detail the necessary equipment personnel documentation and facility requirements to complete the process The related launch site procedures will be carried out under consideration of safety and security regulations of the Russian Government and the Customer State Government All procedures for joint operations have to be signed off by the Customer and KSRC EUROCKOT Joint operations will be documented in a logbook The joint working steps are in Russian and English and have to be signed off by all parties after comple tion of the work 10 5 4 Training Briefings Training and briefings for the spacecraft operations team will be performed before the start of the spacecraft oper ations Such training and briefings com prise 10 25 e Familiarisation with emergency evacuation procedures and all alarms e Communications equipment opera tions e Security requirements and briefings e Training to operate launch site spe cific equipment 10 5 5 Security and Access Control The security requirements for Plesetsk will be defined in the Joint Launch Site Security Plan This document considers the requirements from the Russian side as well as the requirements of th
26. illage is a standard service of KSRC Equipment of the spacecraft processing area e Explosion proof cameras for remote control e Explosion proof phones e LAN drops e Wall mounts for 208 120 V 60 Hz and 380 220 V 50 Hz power supply e 10t overhead crane e Removable fuelling platform e Emergency exit with emergency shower and eye wash facility 10 13 e Sensors acoustic and visual warning devices of hydrazine control system e Particle counter e Grounding terminals G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider e Emergency lighting e Fire protection system e Entrance door size of spacecraft processing area 4 m width x 6 5 m height Figure 10 4 Scheme of Removable Fuelling Platform 10 4 2 3 EGSE Rooms Adjacent to the clean area two EGSE rooms are provided which are not envi ronmentally controlled They can be used for accommodation of the electri cal equipment to tool up workshops to support spacecraft processing and or in addition for temperature controlled battery storage and battery processing If battery cooling is required a battery cool cabin called MOTEK will be pro vided The total area of the EGSE rooms its 100 m2 The rooms EGSE room 1 with 60 m and EGSE room 2 with 40 m2 are divided by a fence with a sliding gate EGSE room 2 is equipped with an explo sion proof window to observe the oper ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 ations in the spacecraft processing area If fuelli
27. ing Facility o 7 Integraton Facility MIK Launch Pad E Integration Facility MIK Helipad Launch Pad Blockhouse Launch Pad Ground Tracking Station Pero Airport Processing Facility MIK Pero Airport Mirny Integration Facility MIK Mirny 10 2 All the facilities used for the Rockot launch are linked by rail and road The Rockot dedicated launch pad is adjacent and the helicopter landing pad is in the vicinity of the Rockot integration facility MIK Figure 10 2 10 1 1 Climatic Conditions The climatic conditions in Plesetsk are continental with the following charac teristics e Minimum winter air temperature 38 C e Maximum summer air temperature 33 C e Maximum precipitation intensity within 12 hours 0 04 mm min e Average annual precipitation amount 398 mm e June average monthly integral sur face density of direct solar radia tion flux 816 6 W m e Total radiation near the ground sur face at 12 30 p m without clouds 844 6 W m 10 2 Logistics The main goal of the logistics items described in the following is to provide an overview of how transport especially of the spacecraft and related equip ment to Plesetsk Cosmodrome can be performed ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider Related to the geographical location of Plesetsk the preferred method of entry to Russia is by air Heavy equipment can be shipped to the international har bours of St
28. km from the EUROCKOT 10 9 launch complex and 42 km away from the town of Mirny where the Customer s personnel will be accommodated The spacecraft container and related equip ment can be directly delivered to MIK by helicopter A helicopter landing pad is located in the vicinity of MIK The integration facility MIK its ground floor plan is shown in Figure 10 3 is intended for acceptance storage assembly and checking of boosters Breeze and fairing acceptance of space craft spacecraft operations and assem bly of the upper composite and com prises e General hall with common work area e Clean room bay certified cleanliness class 100 000 Customers requiring clean room cleanliness conditions better than the standard class 100 000 should contact EUROCKOT for further information with hardware air lock 54 m2 and personnel air lock clean room for upper composite encapsulation 146 m2 clean room for spacecraft pro cessing and fuelling 180 m2 ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider e Two EGSE rooms with capability for cooled battery storage e Administrative area with Customer offices and rooms for remote con trol If the fuelling procedures fulfil the Plesetsk safety requirements spacecraft will be fuelled within MIK In that case one of the EGSE rooms can be used as a fuelling control room Fuelling of space craft with cold gas systems or monopro pellant will t
29. l check Transit cable tests Customer posts launch activities Table 10 5 2 Autonomous Spacecraft Operations ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 10 29 10 5 7 3 Combined Operations The combined operations of launch vehicle and spacecraft in MIK nominally start on day L 11 Combined operations of launch vehicle and spacecraft are the mating of the dispenser and the space craft on the Breeze integration and the mating of the fairing encapsula tion in the clean room All upper com posite operations i e spacecraft Breeze and fairing assembly are performed in vertical orientation EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider The independent preparations of all upper composite components are com pleted when the filled spacecraft on the dispenser is transferred from the space craft processing area to the upper com posite integration area of the clean room bay the prepared and fuelled Breeze is assembled on the mobile inte gration table and the fairing is sepa rated into halves The specific combined operations tasks are shown in Table 10 5 3 Spacecraft Operations START OF COMBINED OPERATIONS Check of spacecraft voltage if required Breeze battery installation Breeze MLI installation Mating of dispenser and spacecraft with Breeze Completion of Breeze MLI installation of all pyrotechnic cabling Installation of pushers Connectivity checks Mating of fairing Upper composite electrical check out Check of s
30. lift off At lift off the distance between the rolled back service tower and the stationary mast with Rockot in the TLC is approxi mately 50 m Figure 1 26 ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider The stationary column is designed to fasten and hold the booster unit in the TLC at the moment of launch Electrical cables air ducts and fluid lines to the Rockot are maintained via the station ary column The stationary column also accommodates the ground control equipment devices the targeting LV azimuth positioning system and the remote control system Undertable rooms contain the LV elec trical GSE and pre launch processing equipment the fuelling system for booster stage 1 and stage 2 and the pay load air conditioning system For the Customer s use one undertable room designated as room 7 with 29 m2 is pro vided Figure 10 8 This undertable room containing the equipment stated below is dedicated for the accommoda tion for the spacecraft on board battery trickle charging equipment at the launch pad Access to the undertable rooms is possible until the LV is fuelled Monitoring equipment for the space craft parameters can be situated in the blockhouse or in room 213 of the Customer s office area in the integration facility MIK Undertable room 7 is linked to room 213 via a fibre optic cable The Customer will be required to provide the equipment for connecting the fibres Equipment of
31. lling of operations up to the beginning of the the Breeze and are performed without combined operations are shown in the spacecraft Table 10 5 1 Launch Vehicle Operations in MIK Arrival of Rockot components booster Unit Breeze fairing and TLC extension in Plesetsk unloading incoming inspection and transfer to general hall of MIK Transfer ring and thermal cover installation on Booster Unit Fairing accommodation on mobile integration table transfer to clean room and disassembly into fairing halves Breeze transfer into clean room and accommodation on mobile integration table Booster unit transport to the launch complex Vertical assembly of upper composite Upper composite transfer to general hall of MIK Upper composite electrical checks Transport of TLC extension to launch pad Installation of docking device and thermal cover on upper composite Transfer and accommodation of upper composite to transport unit of mobile air conditioning unit Connection of upper composite to mobile air conditioning unit and ground and vibration mea surement system Thermally conditioned transfer of upper composite to launch pad in vertical position LV operations at launch pad Breeze booster electrical interface check out Thermally conditioned transport of upper composite from launch pad to MIK Transfer and accommodation of upper composite to mobile integration table Removal of thermal cover and docking device Upper composite
32. ly work ing schedule The distance between Hotel Rockot where the Customer is accommodated and the technical com plex is 42 km the average transfer time by bus is approximately one hour 10 3 Communications Reliable and independent national and international communication facilities are provided by the telecommunication system installed in Plesetsk The follow ing types of telecommunication services are available e Local and international direct dial IDD phone lines e Data lines e LAN e Mobile radios IDD e CCTV e Various types of telecommunications support at the Mission Control Cen tre please refer to Section 10 4 4 e Entertainment TV in the hotel 10 3 1 Phone Lines The national and international phone lines support links between launch site facilities the Mission Control Centre and the hotel Multi purpose RJ 45 jacks are used to connect either ISDN or ana logue phones Access to mobile radios is possible within the phone network 10 7 10 3 2 Data Lines In order to support data transmission at the launch site inter area data lines connecting the integration facility MIK the launch complex and the hotel as well as international data lines are available The launch site inter area data lines comprise e Analogue interface for modem based transmissions at up to 19 2 Kbps e ISDN interfaces for data rates of up to 128 Kbps e V 35 interfaces for data rates of up to 64 Kbps e E1 data i
33. n of air conditioning system Stiffening ring removal Mating of TLC Connection of the air conditioning system and switch on of air conditioning system Connection of air duct for purging spacecraft batteries if required Ground cable connection through stationary mast Beginning of spacecraft battery charging Connection of the filling and pressurisation lines Azimuth adjustment Electrical check out with recording of telemetric information Table 10 5 4 Launch Operations at Launch Pad ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 10 32 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider Spacecraft Operations Azimuth adjustment Spacecraft battery charging Booster fuelling and final check Beginning of spacecraft battery charging Ground cable connection through stationary mast Connection of the filling and pressurisation lines Electrical check out with recording of telemetric information Launch Readiness Review for release of booster fuelling Launch vehicle electrical check out Spacecraft battery charging Telemetry readiness check LRR State Commission for launch Countdown L 10 min Retraction of service tower Spacecraft battery charging Launch Table 10 5 4 Launch Operations at Launch Pad 10 5 8 Launch Day Decision Flow A Launch Readiness Review LRR per formed by the so called Commission is held after the performing of all electri cal check out operations and the telemetry readiness check whichis car
34. ng of the spacecraft is performed in the spacecraft processing area EGSE room 2 can be used as a fuelling control rooms Equipment of EGSE rooms e Cameras for remote control e Monitors optional e Phones e LAN drops e Wall mounts for 208 120 V 60 Hz and 380 220 V 50 Hz power supply e Emergency lighting e Common fire protection system e Size of entrance door size to EGSE area from spacecraft processing area 2 1 m x 2 1m 10 14 10 4 2 4 Customer s Office Area The Customer s offices are located on the 2nd floor of the integration facility extension in the vicinity of EJROCKOT and KSRC offices This 2 floor is above the EGSE rooms and clean room chang ing area Access to the Customer s office area is provided via the common MIK entrance or by a separate staircase The entrances to the Customer s office area corridor are secured by lockable doors The administrative area for the Customer comprises seven offices 4 x 41 m and 3 x 20 m dedicated to sole Customer use Figure 10 5 All rooms are equipped with heating smoke detec tors and fire extinguishing systems and have a telephone fax capability LAN drops and a 60 Hz and 50 Hz power sup ply Room 210 of the Customer s office area provides direct access by stairs to the changing rooms of the clean area Room 209 provides video monitoring capabilities for the TV cameras which are installed in the processing area Room 213 is equipped to monitor space craft
35. nterface to support a 2048 Kbps broadband data link between the processing facility the bunker and the Rockot hotel e Data transmission over a multi mode fibre optic cable between the undertable room and the integra tion facility e LAN in MIK bunker and Hotel Rockot with RJ45 interface 10 3 3 Mobile Radios In Plesetsk there is a mobile radio sys tem built around UNIDEN ESAS hard ware Mobile radio links will be avail able at the integration facility MIK at the launch site in the Customer accom modation area and also along the routes interconnecting any two of these locations The mobile radio system sup ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider ports either conference sessions or point to point links with mobile radio access to or from the launch base phone network being possible The required quantity of calling groups will be pre programmed in each portable radio in use by the Customer 10 34 CCTV Security video monitoring services will be provided at the integration facility and the launch complex The system enables monitoring of the spacecraft and the Customer s GSE with the image sent to the Customer s rooms taped and or played back The following video support is available at the launch site e Explosion proof video cameras available in all clean rooms with the camera outputs delivered to the Customer s office e Video monitors available in the Cus tomer s office Ea
36. ontains e A spacecraft processing area for conducting autonomous spacecraft operations and spacecraft fuelling e EGSE rooms for support equipment installation ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider e Change rooms shower and rest rooms as well as an air shower e Emergency exits with emergency showers and eye wash facility e Office area Access to the Customer area on the first and second floor of MIK can be gained via a separate entrance with staircase or escorted via the general MIK entrance An additional staircase in the Customer s office area allows direct access to the foyer of the Customer s changing rooms Entrance to the spacecraft processing area and EGSE rooms as well as to the upper composite integration area in the case of joint operations is possible with out contact with Russian controlled areas At the launch complex the following areas are dedicated to the Customer e Undertable Room e Mission Control Room in the block house Video observation of the clean room area as well as the undertable room also under Customer security control can be performed from the Customer s security office During launch a sepa rate Mission Control Centre is available 10 4 2 The Integration Facility MIK The integration facility MIK the internal designation is building 130 in area 32T Figure 1 23 is located in the south east area of Plesetsk Cosmodrome at a dis tance of 6
37. orating two diesel generators and two uninterrupteible power sources UPS The PSS rated power output is 100 kW The PSS speci fications are listed in Table 10 4 1 10 15 LOOZ WuddV L Add E JASSI 9L OL MIWA Ul Pas 221440 JaWOIsSND S 04 aunbl4 1st floor LDP NN Mission Management Briefing Office KSRC EUROCKOT Mission Management Customer Offices female male n T a 2 N Z Z ih A S A Z 1st floor Internal Room Designation Office rooms 209 to 214 placed under Customer security control Area for movement without escort gt Route for foreign specialists movements under Russian escort hes Transition to room 110 of 1st floor JAPIAOJdg BDIAJaS YDUNeT LONXIOUINA om The power supply system can operate non stop fo
38. pacecraft voltage if required Final closure of fairing Positioning of fairing halves around spacecraft Fairing to spacecraft clearance verification Check out of fairing and dispenser instrumentation measurements and verification of continuity Final inspection of all upper composite parts and removal of all non flight equipment Table 10 5 3 Combined Operations at the Integration Facility MIK ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 10 30 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider Spacecraft Operations conditioning Upper composite electrical checks Check of spacecraft voltage if required conditioning unit Installation of thermal cover unit switch on Verification of ATRS airflow and cleanliness Roll out of upper composite to general hall of MIK Connection of upper composite to mobile thermal conditioning unit and switch on of thermal Switch off of thermal conditioning and disconnection of upper composite from mobile thermal Installation of docking device hoisting posts and support ring Hoisting and accommodation of upper composite on transport unit mobile thermal conditioning Connection of air duct to air conditioning system of thermal conditioning unit and system Hand over from KSRC team to RSVN team for transport to launch pad Thermally conditioned transport of upper composite to launch pad Table 10 5 3 Combined Operations at the Integration Facility MIK continued 10 5 7 4 Launch Operations at the L
39. r In the immediate vicinity of the hotel there are two stadiums tennis volley ball and basketball courts and an ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider indoor athletics facility complex accom modating a swimming pool a gym and a fitness centre Trips to wildlife areas sports events and games jogging and use of the athletic complex facilities and sauna can also be arranged 10 7 Medical Care A well equipped military hospital can treat up to 200 patients The medical team is trained to the highest standard available in Russia Ambulances are available In the case of serious illness rapid medical evacuation services to Western Europe will be provided 10 35
40. r 30 days before it is turned off for maintenance work In the case of failure of either a diesel generator DG or an uninterruptible power source UPS the other DG or UPS will run at Rated power output Power change under load power con sumers Line output voltage Phase output voltage Voltage and current waveform Stable output voltage variation Overload capacity at power output of Stable output frequency deviation Total harmonic distortion factor Storage battery capacity Voltage regulator response time Radio interference level Efficiency at rated load Protection to DIN 40050 Standard Duration of system operation Type of system of current carrying con ductors amp EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider rated 100 power output The unin terruptible power source includes built in battery supported static voltage con verters providing a rated 100 kW load for not less than 10 min 100 kW cos 9 0 8 1 from 0 to 100 of the rated output 208 V and three phase current with a frequency of 60Hz 120 V and single phase current with the rated frequency of 60 Hz smooth sine curve 1 continuous with the load increasing from 0 to 100 and falling back to 0 lt 20 min lt 10min lt 1min lt 1 sec 1 continuous lt 3 in static conditions lt 5 in dynamic conditions not less than 10 min lt 5 msec below N as per VDE 0875 gt 90 1P21 continuous and uninterrupted for
41. rovided for the Customer for con sole seating during satellite checkout and battery charging also available in the office area of the MIK and for accommodation of the spacecraft ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 er G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider l Y Cam2 A 7 25 9 T Dimensions in metre Roomhight 2 3 m Fiber Optic Connector Phone EGSE which is not placed in the under table rooms Control consoles for booster fuelling and for the supply of the conditioned air and or gas to the launch vehicle container and to the fair ing are located at the upper level of the blockhouse There are stationary har nesses routed in an underground chan nel to the undertable room from which the umbilical is connected to the launch vehicle and spacecraft EGSE The cable length from the blockhouse to the launch pad is less than 100 m 10 21 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider a P19 P20 R A P18 P21R P13 R Oo L6 L7 O P12 R L3 O zeu 4 G ZB P10 Beke S P17 P22 B X P16 P23 R Ln OL5 L8 O ro lt 4 A PY P15 R ZT P8 P14 R O L1 L4 0O lt 4 gt FT 4 Internal Room Designation 4 Local Area Network CLAN 7R Phone Figure 10 9 Customer Rooms in the Blockhouse with Location of Phones and LAN Drops Equipment of Customer rooms in the blockhouse 10 4 3 3 Power Supply of Launch Complex Monitors The Launch Complex has its own inde e Phones pendent power supply
42. s a regular schedule operated by Archangel Airways and Aeroflot 10 6 10 2 4 3 Rail Transfer to Plesetsk Cosmodrome Another option for travelling to Plesetsk is by rail For rail transfer from Moscow to Plesetsk 3 km south of Mirny 18 hours can be assumed whereas rail transfer from Archangel to Plesetsk will take approximately 5 hours The subse quent transfer to Hotel Rockot in Mirny which is located in military territory will be organised by EUROCKOT Transfer to the national airport or railway station in Moscow will be arranged and accompa nied by EUROCKOT KSRC as will also the transfer to Plesetsk Cosmodrome 10 2 4 4 Transfer by Car or Bus from Archangel to Plesetsk Cosmodrome If the Customer s personnel arrive in Archangel transfer to Plesetsk Cosmo drome can also be performed by car or bus arranged by EUROCKOT KSRC The transfer time in that case will be approx imately 4 5 hours For the convenience of the Customer EUROCKOT has an arrangement with a business hotel in Archangel if overnight stays in Archangel are required 10 2 5 Customer Team Transport at the Launch Site At the launch site buses minivans and if necessary trucks will be made avail able to transport the management team technical and support personnel and security guards to the work area ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider during spacecraft processing and launch operations according to the dai
43. s for space craft and related equipment must be described in detail in the Spacecraft Operations Plan SOP and must cover the following at least e Container handling and storage requirements e Number dimensions weight centre of mass and material of all containers e Container grounding requirements e Necessity of immediate container transfer or possibility of intermedi ate storage upon arrival e Container power supply ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider e Temperature and humidity condi tions during transport e Maximum allowable duration for interruption of container power sup ply and maximum minimum allow able ambient temperatures during periods of cargo transhipment e Allowed ground transport speeds and dynamic loads as well as offloading and loading equipment for transportation at the launch site 10 2 3 Transport Environments The spacecraft and its equipment will be subjected to mechanical and thermal environments during their transporta tion by air and on the ground as well as during ground handling In Section 5 of the EUROCKOT User s Guide dealing with Spacecraft Environmental Conditions the worst case transporta tion and handling loads are described as well as the thermal environment dur ing transport Additionally the results of transportation load measurements for rail road air and helicopter trans port are included 10 2 3 1 Environmentally Con
44. sually arrive earlier to prepare for the delivery of the spacecraft container and equipment at the Russian port of entry and the ongoing transport to the launch site The combined operations start on day L 11 The launch vehicle processing is per formed in parallel with the space vehicle processing The major launch vehicle processing spacecraft operations and combined launch vehicle spacecraft tasks are summarised in the operations schedule Figure 10 10 10 26 EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider Figure 10 10 Schedule of Operations 10 5 7 1 Launch Vehicle Operations in MIK The stand alone launch vehicle opera tions at the launch site typically start on day L 27 with the arrival of the Rockot components at the MIK processing facil ity and end on day L 11 with the start of combined operations ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 E Fj i i ay fia E 7 Fg pT i i i SLi o i E Before the components of the upper composite are prepared for spacecraft integration and assembly an electrical Breeze booster interface check out is performed at the launch pad For this purpose the upper composite will be assembled transported to the launch pad and stacked on the second stage All operations dedicated to the electrical Breeze booster interface check out 10 27 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider activities are similar to the launch oper The main launch vehicle stand alone ations but do not include the fue
45. the undertable room e Camera for remote control e Phones e Wall mounts for 208 120 V 60 Hz and 380 220 V 50 Hz power supply e Fibre optic cable access 10 19 EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider Service Tower Ho Crane G up to 12 5 t Hi rane up to 12 5 tons TT D a A jase 8 eee es va ANDI Upper Composite Fi E I al _ Transport Container Upper Part Guidance Compartment he a Rt in al Booster Stages 1 amp 2 in gu Launch Container eal Statonary Mast rl mri E3 E sparats Compartment for On ground Control System Mobile Air Conditioning System aro oe E _ a lek ee aaa OT ALLL Attachment Frame Launch Table Figure 10 7 Launch Pad ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 10 20 7 Room Number ZCI camera Area for movement without escort gt Route for foreign specialists movement under russian escort Figure 10 8 Undertable Room for the Customer s Use 10 4 3 2 Blockhouse The blockhouse which can also be used as a mission control room and for mon itoring of spacecraft parameters is located approximately 100 m east of the launch pad The blockhouse designed to Russian standards has a shock wave resistance capacity of 2 kg cm and incorporates a self contained life sup port system Two individual rooms with areas of 36 m and 28 m respectively Figure 10 9 will be p
46. tion area 5 m width x 11 m height 10 4 2 2 3 Spacecraft Process ing Area The spacecraft processing area placed under Customer security control covers a total area of 180 m This area of the clean room bay is intended for space craft processing and comprises a 90 m work area and a spacecraft fuelling area with 90m2 The spacecraft processing area is accessible for the Customer s per sonnel through a separate entrance from the clean room changing area ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider under the Customer s security control after they have passed through the air shower Two emergency exit units for fuel leakage neutralisation are installed each comprising two showers and one eyewash facility in the north and the east respectively of the pro cessing area All operations in this spacecraft processing area can be moni tored and recorded an explosion proofed window providing a view from EGSE room 2 which can be used as a fuelling control room also provides observation of the processes please refer to the paragraph dealing with EGSE rooms For spacecraft fuelling operations KSRC can provide a removable fuelling plat form Figure 10 4 and Figure 1 25 which will be located in the spacecraft pro cessing area Figure 10 3 The fuelling platform provides support and contain ment in the event of a spill The provision of compressed air and technical water to wash out sp
47. trolled Transport of Spacecraft during Launch Campaign For the transport of spacecraft as part of the upper composite from MIK to the launch pad a mobile air conditioning sys tem is available Figures 1 20 and 1 21 10 5 In order to maintain the required tem perature moisture conditions and clean liness under the head fairing in the vicinity of the spacecraft the thermal conditioning unit is connected to the Space nose cone after its assembly and reloading on the transportation unit Thermal conditioning in a closed circuit is performed during transportation of the upper composite to the launch com plex air supply under the head fairing air escape through the upper stage intermediate compartment During transportation the air temperature under the nose fairing and the space craft adapters is controlled with the aid of the ground measurement system The characteristics of supplied air can be taken from Chapter 5 2 3 More detailed information on the mobile air condi tioning is provided in the EJROCKOT handbook EHBOOO6 Plesetsk Cosmodrome User s Manual which can be provided upon request 10 2 4 Spacecraft Team Transport to Plesetsk Cosmodrome Customer personnel transfer from the Russian port of entry to Plesetsk Cosmodrome as well as the transfer from hotel to Launch Site facilities will be arranged and supported by EUROCKOT KSRC During all transfer phases within Russia the Customer s personnel will be
48. will be integrated and transported back to the launch pad and re integrated on top of the booster unit and the launch prepa ration cycle will begin again The booster unit stages 1 and 2 remains at the pad during this process 10 6 Accommodation and Leisure Activities Customers will be accommodated in the Hotel Rockot in the town of Mirny Figures 1 27a and 1 27b Mirny is the Cosmodrome s main supporting town and has a well developed social infra structure The International standard Hotel Rockot was refurbished in 1999 in order to satisfy all needs of EUROCKOT Customers The common areas of the hotel comprise a fit ness room TV lounge bar and restaurant Each hotel room contains a bathroom refrigerator telephone TV set able to receive Russian local and satellite TV pro grams and LAN outlet In total there are 39 guest rooms available An additional guest room on the 2nd floor can be used as a Customer office A LAN patch panel leading to each room 10 34 and a 64 Kbps modem interface to PBX are terminated in the entrance area of this room The hotel LAN is connected to the processing area LAN For the safety of the guests the hotel has a fire alarm system Each room is equipped with fire detectors and there are smoke detectors on the landings In the event of an alarm an audible alert will be sounded in the lobby area and on each floor Fire hoses plumbing and emergency exits are installed on each floo
49. ycle Return to Base Operation In the case where the launch has to be postponed the Launch Operations Leader requests an agreement from the various Management representatives If the count down is held on the sched uled launch day inside the launch win dow without any malfunctions of the launch vehicle or spacecraft systems the launch will be postponed at least by the time required for system readiness 1 hour and at the most by 48 hours The launch vehicle payload and ground facilities will be put into the count down hold configuration During this delay the launch vehicle can remain filled on the launch table assuming the environmental temperature is within the allowable range In the case of launch delay aircondi tioning for the upper composite is pro vided the air conditioning system will be switched on lt 5 minutes after launch cancellation If any malfunction is detected related either to the launch vehicle or to the Spacecraft systems the booster will be automatically defuelled and the upper ISSUE 3 REV 1 APRIL 2001 G EUROCKOT Launch Service Provider composite will be removed from the booster unit and transported to MIK All defects and failures on the spacecraft are repaired within the spacecraft process ing area whereas all defects and failures of Breeze are repaired in the upper com posite integration area of the clean room bay After repair and check out are finished the upper composite
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