Safety management of new launch systems VEGA and SOYUZ at the Guiana Space Center

Paper number

IAC-12,D2,2,4,x16352

Author

Mr. Jean-Pierre Trinchero, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)

Coauthor

Mr. Bernard Chemoul, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), French Guiana

Coauthor

Mr. Alex Agapit, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), French Guiana

Coauthor

Mr. Alain Dartigalongue, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), French Guiana

Year

2012

Abstract

Safety activities at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) consist in a set of requirements designed to manage the technical hazards relating to the preparation and performance of launches, to ensure the safety of people and property and to protect public health and the environment, on the ground and in flight.
From the beginning of Ariane programme to recently, CSG, has been dedicated to the sole Ariane launcher family.
In October 2011, Soyouz, then in February 2012 Vega came in addition of Ariane as new users of CSG facilities.
This major change has been made easier by the Space Operation Act that clarified responsibility of each actor.
Nevertheless, adaptation of some of the range facilities and some of the method and safety procedures used so far,
were necessary.
The purpose of this publication is to present these evolutions in relation with each new launch vehicle problematic and specificities, to underline analogies and differences and how they aim to reach the same level of protection of
people, property and protection of public health and the environment

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