Air Launch space Transportation using an Automated aircraft and an Innovative Rocket

Project Information

ALTAIR

Grant agreement ID: 685963

DOI 10.3030/685963

Project closed

EC signature date 18 November 2015

Start date 1 December 2015

End date 30 November 2019

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Space

Total cost € 4 275 671,25

EU contribution € 3 503 748,75

Coordinated by

OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES
France

Deliverables

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (4)

Communication set

Communication set. Output of T8.2 Communication for professional and general public.

Communication set version 3

Communication set version 3. Output of T8.2 Communication for professional and general public.

Project public website

Project public website. Output of T8.1 Scientific dissemination.

Communication set version 2

Communication set version 2. Output of T8.2 Communication for professional and general public.

Publications

Conference proceedings (17)

Airborne Launcher Base Selection And Architecture Design

Author(s): E. Diez-Lledó, F. Perrel, M. Starozinski, P. Miralles
Published in: 2nd Ground-based Space Facilities Symposium (GBSF 2017) (17-19 October 2017, Toulouse, France), 2017
Publisher: CNES

Concept Down-Selection Of An Innovative Launch System For Small Satellites

Author(s): Diego Giuseppe Romano (Piaggio Aerospace)
Published in: "7th EASN Conference ""Innovation in European Aeronautics Research"" (26-29 September 2017, Warsaw, Poland)", 2017
Publisher: EASN

ALTAIR Orbital Module Preliminary Mission and System Design

Author(s): A. Tromba, C. Dupont (Bertin), G. Molinari, C. Karl (ETHZ), E. Diez (Piaggio Aerospace)
Published in: 7th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences (EUCASS 2017) (3-6 July 2017, Milan, Italy), 2017
Publisher: EUCASS

First results of the H2020 Altair Project - Towards an Innovative Cost-Effective Air Launch System for Small Satellites

Author(s): N. Bérend (ONERA), C. Dupont (Bertin), D. Romano (Piaggio Aerospace), E. Diez (GTD), G. Molinari (ETHZ), B. Haemmerli (NAMMO), T. Searle (SpaceTec), F. Perrel (CNES)
Published in: 68th International Astronautical Congress 2017 (IAC 2017) (25-29 September 2017, Adelaide, Australia), 2017
Publisher: International Astronautical Federation (IAF)

Coupling, Automation and optimization of CFD calculation of the aerodynamic of a space launch vehicle

Author(s): C. Dupont, G. Boure, S. Missionnier (Bertin)
Published in: NAFEMS 18 France Conference, 14-15 November 2018, Paris, France, 2018
Publisher: NAFEMS

ALTAIR – an innovative low cost air launch system small satellites

Author(s): C. Dupont ,A. Tromba ,B. Haemmerli , G. Molinari , E. Diez , T. Searle , D. G. Romano, N. Berend
Published in: Small Satellites, Systems & Services Symposium 2018 (4S 2018), 28 May-1st June 2018, Sorrento, Italy, 2018
Publisher: CNES/ESA

ALTAIR innovative air-launch system – consolidated design, lessons learned and perspective

Author(s): N. Bérend, B. Danet, Julie Gauvrit-Ledogar, C. Dupont, E. Diez, C. Karl, F. Perrel, D. G. Romano, B. Haemmerli, T. Searle
Published in: 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2018), 1-5 October 2018, Bremen, Germany, 2018
Publisher: International Astronautical Federation (IAF)

Innovative MDO methodology to design space launch system - Application to the ALTAIR air-launch system

Author(s): C. Dupont, A. Tromba, N. Bérend, B. Danet, D. G. Romano
Published in: 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2018), 1-5 October 2018, Bremen, Germany, 2018
Publisher: International Astronautical Federation (IAF)

ALTAIR – An innovative air-launch system for small satellites

Author(s): N. Bérend, B. Danet, Julie Gauvrit-Ledogar, C. Dupont, E. Diez, C. Karl, F. Perrel, D. G. Romano, B. Haemmerli, T. Searle
Published in: 16th Reinventing Space Conference London, 30 Oct-1 Nov 2018, London, UK, 2018
Publisher: British Interplanetary Society (BIS)

Application of a Hybrid Navigation System for an Autonomous Space Air-Launched Vehicle

Author(s): Vallverdú, David; Pou, Carles; Badenas, Mariona; Diez, Eduard
Published in: 9th European Congress in Embedded Real Time Systems and Services (ERTS 2018), Issue 1, 2018
Publisher: 3AF

Flight Safety Concepts for EOLE

Author(s): V. Bertrand-Noël, François Bignalet-Cazalet, M. Costantini
Published in: 10th Conference of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS 2019), 15-17 May 2019, El Segundo-Los Angeles, California, 2019
Publisher: IAASS

VENUS - a smart, versatile and green solution providing space access and orbital transfer capability to small payloads

Author(s): A. Tromba, C. Dupont, G. Molinari, C. Karl, E. Diezc
Published in: 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2018), 1-5 October 2018, Bremen, Germany, 2018
Publisher: International Astronautical Federation (IAF)

Ground operations concept for Altair, Europe’s future airborne launch service for payloads between 50-250 kg

Author(s): C. Arnodo, L. Appolloni, E. Diez
Published in: 15th International Conference on Space Operations (SpaceOps 2018), 28 May-1st June 2018, Marseille, France, 2018
Publisher: AIAA

ALTAIR Semi-Reusable Air-Launch System - Current Design and Status of Flight Experiments

Author(s): N. Bérend, B. Danet, Julie Gauvrit-Ledogar, C. Dupont, E. Diez, C. Karl, F. Perrel, D. G. Romano, B. Haemmerli, T. Searle
Published in: "Conference on ""Reusable Systems for Space Access“ (RSSA), hosted by the 8th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences (EUCASS 2019), 1-4 July 2019", 2019
Publisher: EUCASS

ALTAIR innovative air-launch system – consolidated design, lessons learned and perspective

Author(s): N. Bérend, Julie Gauvrit-Ledogar, B. Danet, F. Perrel, J. Oswald, E. Diez, C. Dupont, C. Karl, D. G. Romano, B. Haemmeli, T. Searle
Published in: 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), 21-25 October 2019, Washington, D.C., USA, 2019
Publisher: International Astronautical Federation (IAF)

ALTAIR (Air Launch space Transportation system using an Automated aircraft and an Innovative Rocket) General overview & first results

Author(s): Nicolas Bérend (ONERA – The French Aerospace Lab), Cédric Dupont (Bertin Technologies), Diego Giuseppe Romano (Piaggio Aerospace), Eduard Diez (GTD Sistemas de Información S.A.),, Paolo Ermanni (ETH Zürich), Bastien Haemmerli (NAMMO Raufoss AS), Tim Searle (SpaceTec Partners, Belgium), Françoise Perrel (CNES)
Published in: 67th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2016) (26-30 October 2016, Guadalajara, Mexico), 2016
Publisher: International Astronautical Federation (IAC)

Altair - An Innovative Low-Cost Air Launch System for Small Satellites

Author(s): Nicolas Bérend, ONERA–The French Aerospace Lab, France, [e-mail] Cédric Dupont, Bertin Technologies, France, [e-mail] Diego Giuseppe Romano, Piaggio Aerospace, Italy, [e-mail] Eduard Diez, GTD Sistemas de Información S.A., Spain, [e-mail] Paolo Ermanni, ETH Zürich, Switzerland, [e-mail] Bastien Haemmerli, NAMMO Raufoss AS, No
Published in: 7th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences (EUCASS 2017), 2017
Publisher: EUCASS