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HMM<br />

Assessment Study<br />

Report: CDF-20(A)<br />

February 2004<br />

page 115 of 422<br />

The Martian Surface Mission Operations task is in charge of the descent, landing, surface<br />

operations and ascent from departure from the habitation spacecraft up to docking again.<br />

Although the mission cumulates in a short duration surface presence, the respective operations<br />

preparation and tools development require a large operations infrastructure to be set up.<br />

Operations Architecture:<br />

Martian Surface Mission Operations System Team, responsible of:<br />

• MEV operations<br />

• SHM operations<br />

• EVA operations<br />

• MAV operations<br />

Each element team has a dedicated mission control system and simulator and has to cover the<br />

operation of all subsystems. The MEV and MAV operations in addition have flight dynamics<br />

support.<br />

2.10.2.2.5 Mars relay satellite<br />

The Mars Relay satellite is seen as a mission in itself. It can be operated from a separate Mission<br />

Control Centre.<br />

The operational effort is estimated to be of a similar order of magnitude as a current-day Mars<br />

observation mission.<br />

2.10.2.3 Timeframe<br />

Table 2-41 shows the timeframe for the mission:<br />

Time to<br />

HMM Timeframe<br />

Operations<br />

Departure Duration<br />

Start of Activity [years] [years] Activity<br />

Project/Mission Activities<br />

31 October 2020 -12.5 Phase A start of first element<br />

29 October 2028 -4.5 First launch<br />

29 December 2032 -0.3 End of assembly<br />

16 January 2033 -0.2 Start of commissioning<br />

16 April 2033 0.0 Departure from Earth orbit<br />

11 November 2033 0.6 Mars arrival<br />

28 April 2035 2.0 Mars departure<br />

27 November 2035 2.6 Earth arrival<br />

LEO Assembly Operations Task<br />

1 May 2017 -16.0 5.0 Operations support to system study<br />

1 May 2022 -11.0 3.0 Assembly operations definition

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