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Constantin-Alexandru Pandele

- INSTITUTUL DE STIINTE SPATIALE

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Researcher - ROMANIAN INSPACE ENGINEERING SRL (Romania)

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SPACE SYSTEMS AS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Call name: Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA-2011 call, Type 1
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2011-3.1-1686 2012 - 2016

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: AGENTIA SPATIALA ROMANA

Project partners: AGENTIA SPATIALA ROMANA (RO); Ministerul Apararii Nationale prin Agentia de Cercetare pentru Tehnica si Tehnologii Militare (ACTTM) (RO)

Affiliation: AGENTIA SPATIALA ROMANA (RO)

Project website: http://critsys.rosa.ro

Abstract:

Space systems are considered as most stable human artifacts against possible global disasters on Earth. Major provider of solid and safe communications, unique source of Earth large scale images and source for permanent global positioning, they ensure relevant planetary informational needs. Space systems are unique in monitoring and protecting the Earth against major threats, as global changes or catastrophic collisions. In the same time, the possible vulnerabilities of space systems are induced by cosmic threats or by military and terrorist disruption or disfunction.

The project aims to elaborate a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the degree of criticality of space systems as essential infrastructures for the Earth civilization, to:

-estimate the critical dependence of basic Earth activities, as basic infrastructures and life, on the functioning of space systems;

-evaluate vulnerabilities of space systems against natural and human made threats;

-generate the quantitative approach to produce recommendations for space agencies and political stakeholders regarding actual utilization and future needs of critical space systems.

The project is in line with the European Space Agency program on Space Situational Awareness (SSA). A nano satellite constellation/formation for the monitoring of the space environment will be studied in the frame of a design project towards a proposal for SSA. A centre of competence is to be developed and to be merged with the United Nations SPIDER regional office in ROSA, Bucharest.

This present quantitative modus operandi was not already carried out, however the topics of the project is already considered as a study by the International Academy of Astronautics and lead by the authors of the present proposal.

Modular Nanosatellite Platform for Observations and Measurements on Low Earth Orbit Call name: Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA-2011 call, Type 1
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2011-3.1-1560 2012 - 2016

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: AGENTIA SPATIALA ROMANA

Project partners: AGENTIA SPATIALA ROMANA (RO); INSTITUTUL DE STIINTE SPATIALE (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL DE STIINTE SPATIALE (RO)

Project website: http://mosom.rosa.ro

Abstract:

The project aims at developing an independent, modular nanosatellite through designing, building and testing primary bus subsystems and integrating them in a demonstration platform in the context of a possible free launch or as part of a new research project to be submitted as a continuation to the present proposal for on orbit validation of the platform.

In the context of a rapidly evolving domain, the current project proposes the development of a generic nanosatellite platform for scientific and commercial applications. For this purpose, critical subsystems will be developed for CubeSat class spacecrafts: mechanical structure, on board data handling, electronic power supply, attitude and orbit determination and control unit. Beside the technical requirements, one of the driving factors in the design of this project is the minimization of the resources used by these subsystems for the maximization of the resources available to the payload. Also, the subsystems can be selectively integrated for future missions or commercialized after the end of the project.

The project will conclude with the development of a flight-ready CubeSat type nanosatellite that will integrate all the subsystems developed. A scientific payload unit will be selected for integration on board the satellite in the final phase of the project to demonstrate the capabilities of the newly developed platform. The rapid development of nanosatellites has lead to them being recognized as potential scientific platforms even by well established space agencies like NASA, JAXA and ESA [1,2]. Romania was among the first countries that identified this potential and the Romanian Space Agency was the coordinator of the project developing the first Romanian nanosatellite, Goliat.

The current project is a natural continuation of the Goliat project from the perspective of nanosatellites exploitation through standardized bus on single satellite missions or formation flying scenarios.

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