The EGSE and CCV for ESA VEGA launcher

Author

Angioli, E. ; Chicarella, C. ; Ciaccini, M. ; Piccione, A.

fYear

2012

fDate

2-5 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

The present paper is aimed at describing the main functionalities and the peculiar architectural aspects of the two systems developed by Vitrociset to support the VEGA launcher Programme in both launcher integration & validation and ground operations. The EGSE (Electrical Ground Support Equipment) is used during the assembly and integration of the stages at ELV premises while the CCV (Centre de Contrôle VEGA) is used on the VEGA launch pad during Launch Vehicle (LV) final integration and count down at the CSG (Centre Spatial Guyanais). The paper briefly outlines and compares the VEGA EGSE and CCV major characteristics and architectural choices, highlighting their innovative and peculiar design, the differences and commonalities.

Keywords

ground support equipment; CCV; CSG; Centre Spatial Guyanais; Centre de Contrôle VEGA; EGSE; ESA VEGA launcher; VEGA launch pad; electrical ground support equipment; launch vehicle; Computer architecture; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Power supplies; Process control; Software; Telemetry;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Satellite Telecommunications (ESTEL), 2012 IEEE First AESS European Conference on

Conference_Location

Rome

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-4687-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-4686-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ESTEL.2012.6400188

Filename

6400188