Enabling & Support

Competence Domain 5: End-to-end RF & Optical Systems and Products for Navigation, Communication & Remote Sensing

22/06/2017 1751 views 3 likes

ESA / Enabling & Support / Space Engineering & Technology / Shaping the Future

The table below provides an overview of selected TRP & GSTP R&D achievements from Competence Domain 5. The articles themselves are linked with the activity title (highlighted in blue font). Moreover, information on the contractors, the Programme, the year of closure as well as the Service Domain are provided. The camera icons on the right hand side of the table indicate the availability of further video and/or audio content related to the activity.

The article itself provides also the current Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of the activity as well as its Programme reference. If you would like to have further information on a specific activity, please feel free to contact the TRP & GSTP Programme management.

Selected TRP & GSTP R&D achievements from Competence Domain 5

GPS/Galileo Receiver Signal techniques for Launchers	Thales Alenia Space (BE), Septentrio (BE)	TRP	2017	ST
On-Board Processor for Dual Polarization Mobile Payloads	Airbus DS (GB), Airbus DS (FR)	TRP	2017	TEL
Advanced Signal-In-Space Techniques (ADVISE)	Universität der Bundeswehr München (DE), WISER S.r.l (IT), ENAC (FR) and Johaneum Research (A)	TRP	2017	NAV
European Schottky Technology - Phase 1B	Tyndall National Institute (IE), Farran Technology (IE)	GSTP	2017	GEN
Scalable Large Area SiPM	SensL (IE)	GSTP	2017	GEN
Single GaN chip HPA/LNA for Radar Applications	TNO (NL), UMS (FR), Airbus Defense and Space (DE)	TRP	2016	EO
Optical Reference Cavities for Space Deployment (ORCS)	National physical laboratory, NPL (GB)	GSTP	2016	EO
Innovative materials for super black low-weight/low-cost baffles	Prime: Lux. Inst. of Science and Technology (LU)	TRP	2016	EO
Optical correlator testbed for high-resolution imaging from Geostationary Orbit	Prime: TU Dresden (DE)	TRP	2016	EO
HyperScout® (former Hypercube)	Cosine Research (NL), Science and Technology (NO), VITO (BE)	GSTP	2016	EO
Advanced laser ranging technologies for altimetry	Prime: Cosine (NL)	TRP	2016	EO
STREEGO - Innovative solutions for high resolution small satellites	MEDIALARIO (IT)	GSTP	2016	EO
Focal Plane Assembly Technology Development for SPICA/SAFARI	STICHTING RUIMTE ONDERZOEK (NL)	GSTP	2016	SCI
Robust TM system for future launchers	Prime: VTT (FI)	TRP	2016	ST
Opto-microwave based Front-End for a multi-beam large Direct Radiating Array Antenna	DAS Photonics (ES)	TRP	2016	TEL
Advanced Propagation Tool for Satellite Air Traffic Management and aeronautical communications	ONERA (FR), DLR (DE), Un. Louvain (BE)	TRP	2016	TEL
Photonic RF Filtering	DAS Photonics (ES)	TRP	2016	TEL
Ground to Space Threat Simulator (GSTS)	Prime: Qascom (IT)	TRP	2016	NAV
PARIS IOD Interferometric technique: Proof of concept	Prime: IEEC (ES)	TRP	2016	GEN
Design & build 94Ghz radar front end modules	ARRALIS (IE)	GSTP	2016	GEN
Bimorph adaptive large optical mirror demonstrator (BIALOM)	Prime: Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)	GSTP	2016	GEN
Large Aperture Telescope Technology	Prime: OHB-CGS (IT)	TRP	2015	EO
Alternative polishing layers on ceramic materials for high performance optical mirrors	Reosc (FR)	TRP	2015	EO
Cryogenic testing of a Brazed Optical Quality SiC Mirror	AMOS (BE)	GSTP	2015	SCI
Adaptive deformable mirrors for space instruments	Münster Univ. of Applied Sciences (DE)	GSTP	2015	GEN