Space Research and Technology Institute – Present Activities

1. BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES SPACE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE Space Research and Technology Institute – Present Activities Prof. PETAR GETSOV Sofia, 2012

2. Space Research and Technology Institute SRTI Mission The SRTI-BAS carries out fundamental and applied research in the fields of space physics, remote sensing of the Earth and geoinformatics, optical atmosphere investigations, space technologies. The Institute contributes to the development scientific instrumentation intended for satellites, planetary probes and manned space flights as well as in modeling of physical processes and ionosphere-magnetosphere. The scientific teams participate in data and image processing and in thematic interpretation for different applications and consumers.

3. SRTI Structure Aerospace Engineering and Technology Remote Sensing of the Earth and Planets Space Physics SRTI –Stara Zagora Branch Technology Transfer Research fields

4. SRTI - PRESENT PROJECT ACTIVITY During the reported period (2005-2011), the SRTI-BAS took part in a total of 123 projects. These projects may be classified as follows: 15- funded by contracts and programs of the EU, NATO, UNESCO and other international organizations; 30- funded by the budget of the BAS; 23- funded by the National Science Fund (NSF); 12 - funded by contracts with ministries, organizations and private companies from the country; 23 - funded under the Academy’s bilateral agreements and in the framework of institute-to-institute cooperation; 20 - assigned by outsourcers, including State or private companies from the country or abroad. 4 SRTI

5. STRI-BAS has participated with 15 instruments in the scientific programs of:4 manned space flights (4 instr.) – 1 at ESA Columbus and 3 at the Russian segment of ISS1 Moon spacecraft (1 instr.) – Chandrayaan-12 spacecrafts (3 instr.) - Foton M2/32 HotPay rockets (2 instr.), 1 balloon (1 instr.), flight and many airplane flights (4 instr.) Rocket and balloon instruments ALSAF (Attenuation of the Solar Lyman Alpha Flux) For HotPay1 rocket Liulin-R Flown on HotPay 2 Rocket in 2008 Liulin-J Flown on NASA Balloon in 2005 Aircraft instruments Liulin-5 type flown for more than 6000 hours fn CSA aircraft 5 SRTI

6. SRTI experiments on the International Space Station Liulin-ISS 2005-2020 Liulin-5 2007-2008 Liulin-E094 2001 Langmiur Probe 2008-2019 Potential 2005-2011 R3DE 2008-2009 R3DR 2009-2010

7. SVET Space Greenhouse onboard the MIR Orbital Station The Bulgarian SVET Space Greenhouse (SG) mounted in the Crystal module was the only automatic plant growth facility flown onboard the MIR OS in the period 1990-2001 Russian cosmonaut Sergey Zalyotin from the last 28th MIR OS crew samples plants of Brassica rapa variety grown onboard and tastes its flavour quality for the first time USA astronautShannon Lucidcarried out wheat experiment (Super Dwarf) in 1996 – the heads were empty, without seeds, because of the gas ethylene in the atmosphere

8. International Mars-500 experimentGreenhouse-Mars Project - 2008 IBMP-Moscow Power LED Light Unit with different RGB spectra was designed to carry out plant experiments during the simulation of Manned Mars Mission.

9. Langmiur probe experiment for Russian segment of ISS is a part of Obstanovka experiment developed by Russia and ESA for investigation of the near space environment of ISS PotentialProject - From 2005 Body charge of space vehicles, Russia; ObstanovkaExperiment onboard the International Space Station – equipment aimed to determine the body potential on the station (Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Great Britain, Bulgaria) “Obstanovka” experiment will provide a database of electromagnetic fields and plasma-wave processes in the vicinity of large space objects (satellites and space stations). The international consortium included scientists from IKI-RAS, Moscow; IKI-Lviv, Ukraine; University of Sussex, UK; University of Sheffield, UK; SRG, Budapest, Hungary; BLE, Solymar, Hungary; KFKI RMKI, Budapest, Hungary; SRC-PAS, Warsaw, Poland; SISP, Uppsala, Sweden.

10. Collaboration with the Russian Academy of Sciences - More then 10Projects Wave–R - Research of electromagnetic waves and resonance processes of energy transportation in ionospheric-magnetospheric plasma by the results of high apogee satellite measurements, 2006–2010 Resonance - Research of the possibilities for complex navigationof high-apogee satellites, using the three satellite navigation systems GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO - Russia etc. Accretion – Non-linear dynamics of accretion flows in twin stellar systems, 2006-2010 - Russia

11. EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS Center for Aerospace Monitoring Architecture

12. MICROSATELLITE PLATFORM BALKANSAT-1 • Monitoring of natural and anthropogenic disasters, incidents, and catastrophes; • Ecological monitoring; • Influence of cosmic factors on the Earth and the Earth’s atmosphere; • Others. Basic technical characteristics of the micro-satellite BALKANSAT-1 Mass - 50 kg. Payload mass(Scientific instruments) - 19.4 kg.Service system - 20.2 kg.Construction and temperature control system - 10.4 kg.Orbit - circular quasi-polar, solar-synchronous with height ~ 700 km. Time of active existence - not less than 3 year. Telemetry – 3-5Мbit/s (8.4GHz) 12 SRTI

13. System for early warning, detecting and localization of field and forest fires Collaboration - SRI-BAS, AVIOTECHNIKA and CIVIL PROTECTION State Agency UAV’S CLASSIFICATION U-2 70K Global Hawk high 60K 50K Altitude Heron 2 Predator B middle 40K 30K 20K Eagle Eye, Fire scout, Hunter, Pioneer Heron 1 Predator A 10K tactical 10 20 endurance (hrs) 30 13 SRTI

14. WEB-BASED AIR POLLUTION MONITORING - St. Zagora, Bourgas, Kurdzhali FireinFYR Macedonia Fire in Greece

15. EU Satellite Proba-V dataMonitoring ofVegetation details on the test site of Zhiten, Bulgaria and represents intensively cultivated area sowed with cereals and sunflower

16. Passive microwave radiometryMeasurements for mapping of soil moisture for agriculture purposes 16 SRTI

17. Technology Transfer Office Space Research and Technology Institute Established in September 2007 with the support of EU and Bulgaria – PHARE Project BG 2005/353 017.10.06/ESC/G/TTO Mission of the TTO To facilitate the process of technology transfer between the Space Research Institute and the business by comparing and meeting the needs of the business of modern technology solutions with ready for commercialization products from the research work of the Institute

18. Health monitoring SPIN-OFF ER-02 2-channels ECG-holter “Zora” SP01 Pulse oxymeter holter CPC-12 PC-based 12-channels ECG “Neurolab-B” ER-02M 2-channels ECG-holter MA-01 5-channels sleep apnoea analyse-holter C-12 12-channels ECG – touch panel controlled

19. SRTI-BAS is leading partner in eHealth projects in Bulgaria ITU pilot project for National Telemedicine System implementation in Septemvri region Bulgarian coordinator: Ministry of Transport and Communication

20. Study of Man’s Dynamic Effectiveness whilst Working under Extreme Conditions 20 SRTI

21. SRTI-BAS SPIN-OFF Liulin type spectrometers for measurements of the space radiation on aircrafts are used in Japan, USA, Germany, France, Canada, Spain, Australia, Poland, Russia, Czech Republic GPS receiver; Galvanically ins. 20-35 V DC 512 MB SD/MMC card. Spectrometer with GPS receiver and display for monitoring of the space radiation doses by aircraft pilots More than 4 days working time from Li-Ion accumulator More than 30 days working time from accumulator Weight: 280g Size: 110x80x45 mm Weight: 280 g* Size: 95x85x55 mm Weight: 115 g* Size: 124x40x20 mm Weight:470g* Size: 100x100x45 mm Altitude above the see level as measured by Liulin type spectrometer on the route Sofia-St. Zagora town Walk in STIL-BAS area as obtained by GPS receiver mounted in Liulin type spectrometer. Yellow line is 20 m.

22. Liulin-5 dosimetric telescope is a part of Matroska-R facility The telescope is jointly developed with IMBP, Moscow Russia. Matroska experiment is a mutual between ESA and Russia launched toward ISS in 2007 Liulin-5 in the spherical phantom on PIRS module of ISS Detector module Electronic block • Weight 0.57 kg; P = 330 mW Matroska-R Matroska-E

23. R3DE/R UV and space radiation spectrometers is developed under ESA ELIPS Programme jointly with the University in Erlangen, Germany and is expected to be launched inside of EXPOSE facility to Russian segment of ISS and to ESA COLUMBUS module EXPOSE EuTEF-FM COLUMBUS Russian segment • Channels • LET spectrometer PAR channel UV-A channel UV-B channel UV-C channel R3DE Flight unit mounted in the EXPOSE-E facility (May 2003) R3D DIMENSIONS: Weight: 189 g Size: 76x76x36 mm Consumption: 120mW Vibration tests in ESA May, 2003

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25. Proposal for mutual collaboration • Implementation of results from investigation of man – operator working under extreme conditions. • Active contribution to the rapid transfer of space methods, equipment, data, results and technologiesto industry and businesses, including SMEs, based on the newly established Technology Transfer Office (TTO) under an awarded project • Creating a national space segment based on micro-satellites platforms, UAV and establishment of a National Space Geo-Information Centre (NSGIC) as part of an integrated information system for Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) • Checking and Implementation of Health monitoring devices for operators. • Training and education of technical staff.

26. Space Research and Technology Institute Bulgarian Academy of Sciences http://www.space.bas.bg e-mail:director@space.bas.bge-mail:office@space.bas.bg