This webinar by Stanislav Barantsev (Founder, AMW Labs) was delivered at Embedded Community Webinar #6 on December 12, 2020. Stanislav indicated what kind of missiles are needed in Ukraine, who should be engaged in such a thing. Also, he told about those, what the AMW Labs is doing, and how rocket engines are installed in the kitchen, and showing how there are in the middle of the missiles. More details and presentation: https://www.globallogic.com/ua/about/events/embedded-community-webinar-6/

1. Prospects for sub-orbital
rocketry in Ukraine
Strasbourg, 2020
Stanislav Barantsev
CEO of AMW Labs

2. Where we are?
12 min
Current status
● What does Ukraine
offer
● Comparative
analysis
● Private sector
● What can Ukraine
offer?
5 min
AMW Labs: goals
● Who we are
● What we do
● What we did
35 min
IRIS prototype
● Historical overview
● Systems overview
5 min
Moving forward
● Motors
● Electronics
● Construction
solutions
5 min
Sub-orbital rocketry
● Overview
● Applications
● Comparison of
SOR

3. Place: www.menti.com Code: 42 90 08 5
Your opinion

4. Current status: what does Ukraine offer
1. Antares - first stage
2. Vega - cruise engine of the fourth stage
3. Modification of ICBM (Dnepr)
4. ‘Sea start’ program
5. ‘Air start’ program
Rocket Payload to LEO Launch cost, $M
Vega 1 500 37
Dnepr 1 200 29
Antares 8 000 90
Falcon 9 22 800 90
Antares
Dnepr
Vega

5. Current status: comparative analysis
Funding (2018) $3.2M * $3.8M **
Legal facilitation No Yes
Started from defense sector Yes No
Supports space science
research
No Yes
NewSpace No Yes
* real budget for space development without defense orders and national space facilities
control and test center (radars infrastructure)
** departmental budget of space agency

6. Current status: private sector
- Firefly Aerospace
- EOS Data Analytics
- Space Cossacks
- Space Logistics

7. What Ukraine can offer?
- Spacecraft components
- Rocket engines, first stages
- Ground systems
- Telemetry, tracking & control (TT&C)
- Suborbital flights
- Microgravity experiments
- Atmospheric soundings
- IT development
- Embedded systems
- Data analysis
- Microsatellites
- Engineering, testing and integration
- Legal services
- Policy economics and law

8. Everything’s bad. Or maybe...?
12 min
Current status
● What does Ukraine
offer
● Comparative
analysis
● Private sector
● What can Ukraine
offer?
5 min
AMW Labs: goals
● Who we are
● What we do
● What we did
35 min
IRIS prototype
● Historical overview
● Systems overview
5 min
Moving forward
● Motors
● Electronics
● Construction
solutions
5 min
Sub-orbital rocketry
● Overview
● Applications
● Comparison of
SOR

9. Everything’s bad. Or maybe...?
12 min
Current status
● What does Ukraine
offer
● Comparative
analysis
● Private sector
● What can Ukraine
offer?
5 min
● Overview
● Applications
● Comparison of
SOR
5 min
AMW Labs: goals
● Who we are
● What we do
● What we did
35 min
IRIS prototype
● Historical overview
● Systems overview
5 min
Moving forward
● Motors
● Electronics
● Construction
solutions
Sub-orbital rocketry

10. Sub-orbital rocketry: overview
Black Brant XII
Atea-1
SpaceShipTwo
NewShepard
Xoie

11. Sub-orbital rocketry: overview
Sub-orbital rocketry
Professional Amateur
Solo-projects Initiatives Startups
Maser
Meteor
Bristol Aerospace
Richard Nakka
Joe Barnard
Noosphere
NAURocket
Copenhagen Suborbitals
AMW Labs
Space Logistics
Space Cossacks

12. Sub-orbital rocketry: comparison
Country Ukraine USA / EU
Programs
- Noosphere
- Yangel BigBang
- NASA Student Involvement
Program
- ESA program of sounding
rockets and balloon flights
- Horizon 2020
Legal aspects
- FRMS
- No legislation of high-power
rocketry
US:
- Certificate of Waiver or
Authorization (FAA)
- National Fire Protection
Association
EU:
- Tripoli
- State rocketry associations
Education - NAURocket
- Over 100 teams every years
- Managed by Experimental
Sounding Rocket Association

13. So what’s your plan?
12 min
Current status
● What does Ukraine
offer
● Comparative
analysis
● Private sector
● What can Ukraine
offer?
5 min
● Overview
● Applications
● Comparison of
SOR
5 min
AMW Labs: goals
● Who we are
● What we do
● What we did
35 min
IRIS prototype
● Historical overview
● Systems overview
5 min
Moving forward
● Motors
● Electronics
● Construction
solutions
Sub-orbital rocketry

14. So what’s your plan?
12 min
Current status
● What does Ukraine
offer
● Comparative
analysis
● Private sector
● What can Ukraine
offer?
5 min
● Overview
● Applications
● Comparison of
SOR
5 min
AMW Labs: goals
● Who we are
● What we do
● What we did
35 min
IRIS prototype
● Historical overview
● Systems overview
5 min
Moving forward
● Motors
● Electronics
● Construction
solutions
Sub-orbital rocketry

15. AMW Labs: who we are?
Random drawing (no)
iForum exhibition, 2019
IRIS launch, 2020
Launch day

16. AMW Labs: who we are?
Rockets Ground systems Motors
Onboard systems Thrust standsDesign LaunchersTT&C PropellantsDesign

17. AMW Labs: what we do?
Cloud-seeding rockets High-altitude observations

18. AMW Labs: our goals
Background
development:
Specific tech solutions: rocket
motors, electronics, telemetry,
experimental thrust stands,
propellants
3
Commerce vision:
Focus on aerospace commerce:
product development, business
models, researches, attracting
international partners
2
Global Space goals:
Long-term space projects, increasing
potential of the Ukrainian private
aerospace segment
1

19. AMW Labs: what we did?

20. Ok, show me!
12 min
Current status
● What does Ukraine
offer
● Comparative
analysis
● Private sector
● What can Ukraine
offer?
5 min
● Overview
● Applications
● Comparison of
SOR
5 min
AMW Labs: goals
● Who we are
● What we do
● What we did
35 min
IRIS prototype
● Historical overview
● Systems overview
5 min
Moving forward
● Motors
● Electronics
● Construction
solutions
Sub-orbital rocketry

21. Ok, show me!
12 min
Current status
● What does Ukraine
offer
● Comparative
analysis
● Private sector
● What can Ukraine
offer?
5 min
● Overview
● Applications
● Comparison of
SOR
5 min
AMW Labs: goals
● Who we are
● What we do
● What we did
35 min
IRIS prototype
● Historical overview
● Systems overview
5 min
Moving forward
● Motors
● Electronics
● Construction
solutions
Sub-orbital rocketry

22. IRIS prototype: historical overview
IRIS rev3
Business-oriented solution,
non-disclosed
IRIS rev1
+Carbon body
+STM32 electronic
+Module-based system
+Electronics separation
+Pneumatic ejection system
+Low-thrust nozzleless motor
IRIS rev2
-Low-thrust nozzleless motor
+Fullmetal solid motor
-Pneumatic ejection system
+Pyrotechnic ejection system
+Motor ejection system

23. IRIS prototype: systems overview
Onboard electronics
Recovery system
module
Trajectory correction
system
Rocket motor
module

24. IRIS prototype: systems overview (motor module)
Motor ejection system
Module connector
Thermal protection +
motor parachute
M42 solid rocket motor
Centering rings +
ventilation

25. IRIS prototype: systems overview (motor module)
Motor ejection system
Motor support Thermal decoupling

26. IRIS prototype: systems overview (electronics)
Onboard computer
Recovery system +
motor separation
controller
Trajectory correction
system (postponed)
Telemetry system

27. IRIS prototype: systems overview (electronics)
Main onboard computer
+ RTOS
+ Guided landing support
+ Two Li-Ion batteries

28. IRIS prototype: systems overview (electronics)
Development of onboard electronics in progress
Onboard electronics rendered

29. IRIS prototype: systems overview (electronics)
Sensors board
Motor separation &
ejection system
Telemetry board

30. IRIS prototype: systems overview (electronics)
Ground sequence
1. Boot sequence start
2. JSON config read & validated
3. State machine initialization
4. Electronics check
5. Attitude check
6. Telemetry active
7. Motor locked, waiting for activation
8. Activation signal received, final check
Decision: GO or NO-GO
9. Launch
Flight sequence
1. Launch detection
2. MECO timer started
3. MECO detected / timer elapsed
4. Apogee detection timer (ADT) started
5. Apogee detected or ADT elapsed
6. Separation signal sent
7. Parachutes ejected
8. MSC detected h < 400 m, motor separation
9. All parachutes deployed; landing

31. So what’s next?
12 min
Current status
● What does Ukraine
offer
● Comparative
analysis
● Private sector
● What can Ukraine
offer?
5 min
● Overview
● Applications
● Comparison of
SOR
5 min
AMW Labs: goals
● Who we are
● What we do
● What we did
35 min
IRIS prototype
● Historical overview
● Systems overview
5 min
Moving forward
● Motors
● Electronics
● Construction
solutions
Sub-orbital rocketry

32. So what’s next?
12 min
Current status
● What does Ukraine
offer
● Comparative
analysis
● Private sector
● What can Ukraine
offer?
5 min
● Overview
● Applications
● Comparison of
SOR
5 min
AMW Labs: goals
● Who we are
● What we do
● What we did
35 min
IRIS prototype
● Historical overview
● Systems overview
5 min
Moving forward
● Motors
● Electronics
● Construction
solutions
Sub-orbital rocketry

33. Moving forward

34. Moving forward
- PCB engineers
- New fire test stand
- Distance launch
- Telemetry
- Software developers
- Embedded C
- Website
- Legal specialists
- Launch consultations
- Transportation
- Manufacturing
Partners
Investments

35. Thank you!
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