Small Innovative Launcher for Europe: achievement of the H2020 project SMILE ...

Today\'s market for small satellites is expanding, but there is little availability of affordable launches. Launch costs of around EUR 50,000 per kg are required to compete with ride-shares. Hence, production and operation costs are considered essential. Fourteen European companies and institut...

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Main Authors: OVING, Bertil, HAEMMERLI, Bastien, KUHN, Markus, PETROZZI, Marina
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Proceedings of the 7th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences. Milano, Italy, 3-6 july 2017 2017
Subjects:
AEROSPACE SYSTEMS
LAUNCH VEHICLE DESIGN
AEROSPACE PROPULSION
STRUCTURES
GNC
Norway
Northern Norway
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.13009/eucass2017-600
https://www.eucass.eu/doi/EUCASS2017-600.pdf
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Summary:Today\'s market for small satellites is expanding, but there is little availability of affordable launches. Launch costs of around EUR 50,000 per kg are required to compete with ride-shares. Hence, production and operation costs are considered essential. Fourteen European companies and institutes have joined forces in a Horizon2020 project called \"SMall Innovative Launcher for Europe\" (SMILE). The project aims at designing a launcher for satellites of about 50 kg and a European launch facility in northern Norway. Critical technologies on propulsion, avionics, and manufacturing of cost-effective solutions are developed in order to increase the readiness level of a future European launcher. ...

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