Astrium and RSC Energia sign partnership deal

[Danderman]

http://www.energia.ru/en/news/news-2013/news_02-28_2.html

February 28, 2013
RSC Energia and Astrium expand their cooperation in space

RSC Energia and Astrium expand their cooperation in the field of space activities in various ways, including the establishment of a joint venture "Energia - Satellite Technologies ", launched in January 2013.

Heads of RSC Energia, Astruium, and the joint venture Energia SAT Vitaliy Lopota, Francois Auque and Vladimir Terekhov signed, in the presence of Presidents of the Russian Federation and France, the Licensing Agreement on the Joint Use of Technologies. The Agreement lays down the ground rules for exchanging and using technologies and know-how in manufacturing and testing spacecraft for various applications. Introduction of joint innovative designs in this field is aimed at producing and delivering high-quality products to the existing and developing markets of space products and services.

For information:

    RSC Energia is an internationally recognized leader in space exploration, manned spaceflight and unmanned spacecraft.
    The Corporation laid the foundation for rocket technology in our country, made possible Man's entry into space and development of our country's rocket and space technology and space flight.
    With the company playing the leading role, our country's first ballistic missiles of various types were developed, including the intercontinental missile R-7, which became the basis for the design of the first space launch vehicle (LV) Sputnik and all its subsequent modifications, including the current Soyuz LV, the most reliable launch vehicle in the world.
    Major programs: International Space Station, vehicles for orbital insertion and orbit-to-orbit transportation, including the sea-based launch system Sea Launch and current modifications of the upper stages of Block DM type for delivery of various customer's spacecraft (SC) to their target orbits; unmanned space systems; advanced manned transportation system with a new-generation spacecraft; transportation-and-power module with megawatt-class power unit; interplanetary infrastructure.
    Astrium is Europe's first and world's third space technology company. It is a global company, which provides a full range of civilian and defense space systems, equipment and services. The company has three divisions: Astrium Space Transportation is the leading European contractor for launches, orbital systems and space exploration; Astrium Satellites is the leading supplier of satellite systems, including unmanned spacecraft, ground segment, payloads and equipment; Astrium Services is a partner for providing space services all over the world, including satellite communications hardware and commercial and special-purpose computer networks, as well as individual geoinformation services.

[Danderman]

I found an earlier reference to the Astrium-Energia partnership, using Google Translate:

http://satdigital.org.ua/novosty/2426-eads-astrium-podelitsya-tehnolo.html

December 23, 2012

RSCC and European satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium useful overload began training 30 professionals from the Institute of Radio and RSC "Energia". The training will take place on the transfer of technology, and the program developed under construction "Express-AM4R" and "Express-AM7."

Press Service of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Russian Satellite Communications" (RSCC) specified reporter ComNews, that the training program is conducted by representatives generally RSCC and EADS Astrium, gratuitous education. "In the period before the fall of 2014 for training and technology transfer will be organized by the subsequent fronts: theoretical training, planning, platform, planning useful overload, assembly, integration and testing of useful overload and spacecraft", - stated in the news RSCC.

Regional export director EADS Astrium Vladimir Terekhov said reporter ComNews, that training professionals NIIR and RSC "Energia" started last week. "It's almost the beginning of the transfer process of designing satellites. His timing and objectives are directly connected with the creation of spacecraft" Express AM4R "and" Express-AM7, "- he added.

"The transfer of technology from foreign companies to Russian companies will give additional impetus to the development of Russian space industry in the share of production of competitive communications satellite will also help to strengthen the capacity of the Russian Federation", - said the first deputy chief of the RSCC Alexander Ganin.

NIIR spokeswoman Elena Dobrynin specified reporter ComNews, that in general the files of RSCC and EADS Astrium trained 19 professionals of the company. "The most important field of study - the creation of walking up to date communications satellite transponders," - it is allocated.

Russian companies to access to technology and training EADS Astrium Russian professionals provides a general solution of the Ministry of Communications and the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos). As previously notifies ComNews, RSCC signed a contract with EADS Astrium satellites at the ready "Express AM4R" and "Express-AM7" at the end of 2011 the pair finally ordering the company saved one billion rubles.

[Danderman]

My analysis is that the Russian government has made a strategic decision to create a domestic competitor to the Siberian ISS firm which historically has created all Russian high orbit communication systems, by providing Energia with the technology to build GEO comsats with useful payloads.

At the same time, Energia is poised to deliver turnkey GEO systems by vertically integrating the entire delivery system for GEO, from the launcher to the satellite bus to the payload.

This is a major vote of confidence by the Russian government in the SeaLaunch operation.

[patchfree]

This is a major vote of confidence by the Russian government in the SeaLaunch operation.

Are you certain? My feeling is that Energia has nowdays difficulties to get confidence from government or Roscosmos...

[russianhalo117]

This is a major vote of confidence by the Russian government in the SeaLaunch operation.

Are you certain? My feeling is that Energia has nowdays difficulties to get confidence from government or Roscosmos...

The posted presser of the deal does not refer Sea Launch or its operations. The presser only mentions Sea Launch in the company info portion.

[Danderman]

This is a major vote of confidence by the Russian government in the SeaLaunch operation.

Are you certain? My feeling is that Energia has nowdays difficulties to get confidence from government or Roscosmos...

The posted presser of the deal does not refer Sea Launch or its operations. The presser only mentions Sea Launch in the company info portion.

The obvious point of the Astrium deal is to give Energia vertical integration in the satellite business, which includes SeaLaunch.