• Journal of the Korean Society of Systems Engineering
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.37-41
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• 2006

The KSLV-I satellite launch vehicle will be launched in a space center currently under construction. The Space Center which is an advance post base of space development of Korea is located on Oenaro island in Kohung, South Cholla Province. A Ground Complex of the Space Center consists of an AC(Assembly Complex), a LC(Launch Complex), and a MCC(Mission Control Center). Assembly and test facilities are located in the AC in which stage assembly, integrated assembly, check-up, certification test, and pre-launch test are made effectively. A launch pad, fuel supply facilities, a launch control center and associated supporting facilities are located in the LC, and the MCC has control over the space center. These ground complex facilities have diverse forms of an interface with mechanical device, electric device, and etc. These should also provide optimum condition and performance during launch operation processes of the launch vehicle. This paper introduces the result of R&D for the AC of the ground complex performed during system design period.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.125-132
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• 2018

The mechanical ground support equipment of a Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II launch complex is a collection of systems used for transporting, erecting and lowering the launch vehicle. It also provides an interface for supplying propellants. In this paper, compositions, functions and design results of mechanical ground support equipment are introduced. Additionally, the operational concept of each piece of equipment is presented with operation procedure.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.76-86
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• 2015

KSLV-II, a new launch vehicle of Korea, requires a new launch complex(LC) for its own and proper launch operations. The new launch complex will be constructed in NARO Space Center neighboring KSLV-I launch complex for maximizing operation efficiency and economic matters. The launch complex consists of three ground support equipments, i.e., mechanical, electrical, and fuel in general. The fuel ground support equipment could be defined as a combination of systems for storage and supply of propellants and gases which are required by a launch vehicle. The compositions, functions and capabilities of fuel ground support equipment are introduced in this paper. In addition, basic design results of flame deflector configurations are included.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.52-62
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• 2022

A launch vehicle is a one of the biggest hardware among the products of human technology. For huge size launch vehicles, to transport to Launch Complex and to erect on launch pad precisely and safely is very critical issue. Therefore, a final assembly, transportation, erection and holding in vertical position in launch pad requires very precise operational technology, processes and related aggregates. Those operational concept has been developed to comply with the requirement of each launch vehicle and technology level at that time. In this paper, a progress of operational methodology in global launch vehicles are described. In addition, methodologies used on the KSLV-1 Naro and the KSLV-II Nuri launch vehicle are introduced.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.116-124
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• 2010

Ground complex composed of Assembly Complex(AC) and Launch Complex(LC) which is located on Oenarodo space center in Kohung is necessary for successful launching of KSLV-I. AC performs accepting of a KSLV-I 1st stage and 2nd stage, stage assembly, the integrated launch vehicle, the checked out, and all kinds of performance test, pre-launch tests and processing. At AC, the mechanical support equipments, that is called the technological equipments, are installed in the Launch Vehicle Assembly Test Building(LVATB). These technological equipments have diverse forms of an interface with mechanical/electric device of the launch vehicle and have to provide a condition and the performance guarantee of an optimum in the launching operation process. In this paper, the requirements specification and manufacturing performance test for the mechanical support equipments which are used in the assembly/disassembly and test of the launch vehicle are introduced.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.75-81
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• 2014

The flame deflector should be constructed to minimize the induced environmental effects on the launch vehicle and to minimize the exhaust impingement effects on the launch complex structures during the lift-off operation. Therefore, it should be designed to avoid recirculation and reverse flow of rocket exhaust plumes. The circumstance around launch complex and characteristics of launch vehicle should be taken into consideration for the flame deflector design. In this paper, we designed the flame deflector reflecting KSLV-II 1st engine characteristics and analyzed the effect of exhaust plumes related to change geometry by means of computational flow analysis.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.132-140
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• 2018

To lunch the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II(KSLV-II), a second launch complex will be built at the Naro Space Center, and a Kerosene Filling System (KFS) will be installed. KFS of KSLV-II launch complex system is being designed based on Naro Launch Complex. But this must supply fuel to fuel tanks of the vehicle with only a supply pump because KSLV-II is a 3-stage launch vehicle unlike Naro Launch Vehicle or Test Launch Vehicle (TLV). A sudden rise of pump output pressure is recognized during fuel filling scenario selection process. This occurs because return flow can not actively deal with much flow change using the orifice-type flow-control method. To solve this problem, it is verified that fuel can be stably supplied by installing an accumulator, designed for appropriate adjustment of filling-mode change sequence via flow analysis of various cases.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.41-46
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• 2017

The three neighbors of Korean peninsula, Japan, China, Russia are leading countries of the world as national power and economic power. They are also leading the field of science, particularly top class in the space development. In comparison, our country, Korea, has been going on develop new launch vehicle and building new launch complex in accordance with national space program. In this paper, examining the technical trends of launch complex of Russia and China which based on Russian rocket technologies and it will make a reference for KSLV-II and future space program through this information.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.76-83
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• 2017

Korea Aerospace Research Institute(KARI) has been developing a new launch vehicle Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II(KSLV-II) with their own technology. Thus, it is required a new launch complex that corresponds to a new propulsion system of launch vehicle. Because widely changing of KSLV-II comparing with KSLV-I such as thrust of engine system, composition of vehicle staging, pneumo-hydraulic scheme of propulsion system, it is important to establishing appropriate ground support equipments for fuel(kerosene) filling. In this critical design process, specific supply line and specification of components are designed and the concept of kerosene filling is determined based on results of preliminary design. Also, plans of supply operation and prerequisite are established and operation algorithms are formed.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.95-103
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• 2019

Control systems of compressed gas supply facility are responsible for storing and supplying compressed gases required for launch complex qualification test and launch operation. Most of the facilities that make up the launch complex require compressed gas for their operation. Therefore, such control systems should be developed and verified earlier rather than the other systems that constitute the launch complex. Each verification for hardware and software is performed separately. In particular, software verification of control algorithms loaded on the controller takes a lot of time and man power during the development period of the control system. Thus, specific test procedures and methods should be prepared in advance for efficient development. This paper introduces the configuration of a compressed gas supply facility and its control system with the verification procedure and results of major algorithms.