In an attempt to integrate real-world space projects into ETH Space‘s curriculum in the form of a one-semester feasibility study of a mission design, providing students with practical experience from concept to completion, Sirin Orbital Systems AG‘s proposal related to a novel mission design and payload analysis for Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), featuring SIRIN’s innovative air-breathing propulsion system, was among one of 5 [out of 35] proposals selected by ETH Space for Autumn Semester 2024/2025.
The project Low ORbit Demonstrator (LORD) was carried out by a group of 6 talented students at ETH Zürich’s Master’s in Space Systems. All aspects of the mission were covered including Mission Requirements, Mission Design, Payload Selection and Justification, Mission Operations and Ground Segment, Project Plan and Life Cycle Assessment, and Future VLEO Applications and Market Analysis. The LORD mission was concluded to be suitable for an ESA F-Class Mission.
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