Bartolomeo
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- Airbus DS GmbH
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- Research & Product Development,
- In-Space Manufacturing,
- In-Orbit Demonstration and Verification,
- Mission Support Services,
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- Microgravity,
- Space Resources,
- Vantage Point,
- Cosmic Radiation,
- Extreme Temperature,
- https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/space/in-space-infrastructure/bartolomeo
- Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)
- ISS
< 500.000 €
< 12 months
Service Description
EASY ACCESS TO LOW-EARTH ORBIT
The Bartolomeo platform, attached to the European Columbus Module of the International Space Station (ISS), is the station’s newest payload hosting platform. Starting from payload sizes as small as 3U, Airbus hosts payloads on Bartolomeo as an all-in-one mission service: this includes technical support in preparing the payload, launch and installation, operations and data transfer as well as an optional return to Earth.
Payload slots are now available for booking – while capacity lasts.
- Affordable, fast and easy access to Space
- Scalability of missions
- Launch opportunities every three months
- Easy, streamlined process
- Best viewing conditions and highest data downlink rates available on the ISS
- Return of payloads/samples as an option
A Unique External Platform for Unique Projects
- Direct control of the experiments from the ground
- Possibility of retrieving samples
- Unobstructed view of Earth and space
- Pressurized launch of payloads
- Payload or sample return option
- Active cooling capability
- Easy access through standardized payload interfaces
- Enhanced data downlink budget for its payloads.
- Slot sharing (via ArgUS Multi-Payload Adapter)
- Competitive prices to dedicated LEO satellite missions
- Minimum duration on orbit 1 year
Bartolomeo All-in-one Mission Service
- Payload Mission Manager for guidance through agency acceptance and safety reviews
- Final payload tests, integration and installation on the launcher
- Launch
- Installation on Bartolomeo Platform
- Payload-Bartolomeo interface
- Operation interface via the Airbus Cloud Console
- Data Delivery
- End of Life Disposal
- Up to 2 TB/day data provision via Bartolomeo’s own optical link (laser comm)
- Payload development consultancy
- Payload return to Earth
Bartolomeo Platform Use Cases
The Bartolomeo payload hosting platform is suitable for many types of missions, including Earth observation, environmental and climate research, robotics, material sciences and astrophysics
Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
- Material testing
- In-space manufacturing
Remote Sensing & Monitoring
- Remote sensing
- Astrophysics and heliophysics
- Atmospheric research
- Space weather
Technology Development & Testing
- On-Orbit Assembly for Exploration
- Robotics Testing
- In-orbit testing
- Propulsion Testing
- Spacecraft Deployment
Download User Guide
Bartolomeo Brochure
A new, unique payload hosting opportunity: Operated aboard the International Space Station in low-Earth-orbit (altitude: ~400 km),
the Bartolomeo platform offers the ISS’ only unobstructed view on both planet Earth and outer space.
the Bartolomeo platform offers the ISS’ only unobstructed view on both planet Earth and outer space.
www.airbus.com
Bartolomeo Datasheet
Bartolomeo enables the hosting of external payloads in low-Earth orbit, on-board the International Space Station ISS. Application areas include (but are not limited to) Earth observation, robotics, material science
or astrophysics; payloads can be hosted for institutional and private organizations alike.
or astrophysics; payloads can be hosted for institutional and private organizations alike.
www.airbus.com
In the Media
Arceon’s materials selected to board the International Space Station in ESA’s “Euro Material Ageing” project – Arceon
arceon.nl
UNOOSA and Airbus pick African team to fly “free” climate monitoring payload on the International Space Station | Airbus
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Airbus Defence and Space have selected the winner of their joint opportunity for a free one year mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The climate mission supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals will fly on Bart…
www.airbus.com
DLR to use Airbus Bartolomeo Service for First-Ever In-Orbit Verification of Laser-Optical Clocks | Airbus
The Galileo Competence Center of the German Aerospace Center (DLR-GK) and Airbus have signed a €16.8 Mio contract for the hosting of DLR’s COMPASSO mission on the International Space Station (ISS) Bartolomeo platform.
www.airbus.com
New payload for Airbus’s ISS Bartolomeo module | The Engineer
Airbus and Fraunhofer EMI have signed a deal to trial a new thermal Earth observation platform onboard the ISS Bartolomeo module.
www.theengineer.co.uk
Astronauts are taking a spacewalk today to upgrade a space station science module. Watch it live!
Two NASA astronauts will upgrade a crucial International Space Station science module in orbit during a spacewalk today (Jan. 27), and you can watch the whole thing live.
www.space.com
