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Seminar on Drag Free Missions MICROSCOPE and LISA PATHFINDER: lessons learned
The workshop was dedicated to the main issues of both missions Microscope and Lisa Pathfinder and allowed participants to get an idea of the difficulties encountered and the lessons learned from both flights.
Each session was organized as follows : 30 min Microscope lecture, 30 min Lisa PathFinder lecture, 30 min of free exchange.
Agenda
Wed Sept 6th
- 09:00-10:30 Presentation of the missions (objectives, industrial organization, requirements) - PY Guidotti / A Robert (CNES) - Paul Mc Namara (ESA)
- 11:00-12:30 Drag-Free GNC architecture (sensors, actuators, software) - P. Prieur (CNES) - Jonathan Grzymisch (ESA)
- 14:00-15:30 Cold gas propulsion system (requirements, tests, technology, software) - T. Lienart (CNES) - Eric Plagnol / Joseph Martino (APC)
- 16:00-17:30 Accelerometers as drag-free sensors - M. Rodrigues (ONERA) - S. Vitale / WJ Weber (Univ. Trento)
Thu Sept 7th
- 08:30-10:00 Drag-free Performance V&V - P. Prieur (CNES) - A. Schleicher (Airbus)
- 10:15-11:45 Orbit & attitude determination - S. Delavault / D. Pascal / A. Robert (CNES) - I. Harrison (ESA-ESOC
- 13:00-14:30 Gas management - S. Delavault (CNES) - V. Ferroni (Univ. Trento)
- 14:45-16:15 Drag-free Commissioning results - P. Prieur / M. Rodrigues / A. Robert (CNES) - J. Grzymisch (ESA)
- 16:15-17:15 Lessons learned and conclusion - PY Guidotti / A Robert (CNES) - Paul Mc Namara (ESA)
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