High
Altitude Commercial Solar Balloon for Scientific Equipmant - BASMATES”
project consists of designing, constructing, launching and recovering
a high altitude solar baloon and presurized capsule, built for transporting
scientific and commercial payload.
This project is consistent with the objectives of Program 4: create
a partnership, build a product, create a base for a commercial service
and address complex issues. BASMATES addresses the 8-th research priority
„Space and Security” and the objective 8.3 „Aerospatial
technology and infrastructure, specific objective 8.3.4 „Specialised
piloted and automated platforms and aerospace vehicles”.
BASMATES represents a world priority for a high altitude scientific
system. This system will be available in commercial activities like
using cheap and clean solar energy in infrared/visible/ultraviolet spectrum.
The goals of this project were the technical and economical optimisation
and a prototype for the commercial service.
BASMATES will be designed for the following configuration: solar baloon
with a volume of 130000m³ and a capsule that will be recovered.
The capsule will carry a payload of up to 500kg at a height of 30000
meters. At this height, numerous scientific experiments there will take
place. After that, the capsule will detach from the baloon and will
experience a period of microgravity. After reentry, the capsule will
use parachutes and will be recovered.
BASMATES
project will take place in 5 phases:
Phase I - SYSTEM CONCEPTION
Phase II - CONSTRUCTION OF SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Phase III - GROUND TEST FOR COMPONENTS, SYSTEM ASSEMBLY
Phase IV - PREPARATION AND EXECUTION OF FLIGHT 1
Phase V - PREPARATION AND EXECUTION OF FLIGHT 2
Such a project generates scientific results that can be used for social,
economic and environmental issues. Potential customers are organisations
that will operate within the free market.
The partners are leaders in Romania for design, construction and testing
non-military rockets, high altitude baloons and military aircraft.
Estimated
Objectives and Results
General
objective is designing and building a prototype of a system and ground
infrastructure that will be commercially available at heights above
30 km with high performances from a cost point of view.
Specific (measurable) objectives are creating a high altitude vehicle
(baloon and presurised capsule) and ground infrastructure (test systems,
command and control systems).
Consortium
ARCA
- Aeronautics and Cosmonautics Romanian Association
System conception, design and construction, including: solar balloons,
presurized capsules, recovery parachutes, ground infrastructure. System
operation on ground and inflight.
CCIZ
- Flight Research Center
Avionics design, construction and integration. System operation on ground
and inflight.
SC SIARM SA
CAD drawings. General conception. System operation on ground and inflight.
 Project
Manager
Born:
December 26, 1978 in Falciu. In 1997 he studied at the Polytechnic University
of Bucharest – Aerospace Engineering – Master in Aerospace
Engineering. He is a member of ARCA since 1999 and vice-president of
ARCA since 2001. He worked intensively to the development and launch
of Demonstrator 2B rocket and it was a member of the flight tests team
for Stabilo’s Mission 1 and 2. Since September 2007 he is leading
the BASMATES governmental funded project with the goal of developing
a high altitude, balloon carried, flight platform. During this program
Andrei will be in charge with the development of the Montgolfier solar
balloon used to lift the rocket which will transport the ELE vehicle.
Latest
News
February
10, 2009 - Rm. Valcea
The BASMATES system tests are underway at ARCA. The testing phase will
end in April 2009.
June
31, 2008 - Rm. Valcea
The work to the BASMATES project - Phase II was completed today.
May
28, 2008 - Rm. Valcea
No.1 recoverable capsule (internal structure) was completed. It will
be prepared for assembly proccess.
December
5, 2007 - Bucharest
Consortium partners achieved first milestone on the project as the SYSTEM
CONCEPTION phase I was completed.
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