Proba-2: technology demonstrations Proba-2 is demonstrating a large number of new technologies in orbit. These can be split into two groups: those that are an integral part of the satellite platform and those that are for demonstration purposes and are not mission-critical.         Proba-2   Proba-2 uses a platform similar in size to that of Proba-1 to demonstrate yet more advanced technologies: a new type of lithium-ion battery, developed by SAFT (FR) an advanced data and power management system, containing many new component technologies including the LEON processor developed by QinetiQ Space nv (formerly Verhaert Space, BE) combined carbon-fibre and aluminium structural panels, developed by Apco Technologies SA (CH) new models of reaction wheels from Dynacon (CA), startrackers from DTU (DK) and GPS receivers from DLR (DE) an upgraded telecommand system with a decoder largely implemented in software by STT-SystemTechnik GmbH (DE) a digital Sun-sensor, developed by TNO (NL) a dual-frequency GPS receiver, developed by Alcatel Espace (FR) a fibre-sensor system for monitoring temperatures and pressures around the spacecraft, developed by MPB Communications Inc. (CA) a new startracker development being test-flown before use on the BepiColombo mission, developed by Galileo Avionica (IT) a very high precision flux-gate magnetometer, developed by DTU (DK) and magnetometer technology experiments from Lusospace (P) and ZARM Technik AG (DE) an experimental solar panel with a solar flux concentrator, developed by CSL (BE) a xenon gas propulsion system using resistojet thrusters and a solid-state nitrogen gas generator to pressurise the propellant tanks, developed by SSTL (GB) and Bradford (NL) an exploration micro-camera (X-CAM), developed by Micro-cameras & Space Exploration (CH) new GNC algorithms developed by NGC (CA)       Last update: 8 November 2010 More information  •  Science payloads (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Proba/SEMSD5ZVNUF_0.html)  •  Spacecraft (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Proba/SEMKI5ZVNUF_0.html)  •  About the launch (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Proba/SEM5SNSOREG_0.html)  •  Facts and figures (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Proba/SEMYK5ZVNUF_0.html)  •  Contractors (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Proba/SEMDFN0OWUF_0.html) Contractors  •  QinetiQ Space nv (http://www.verhaertspace.com/)  •  APCO Technologies SA (http://www.apco-technologies.com)  •  Spacebel (http://www.spacebel.be/)  •  NGC Aerospace (http://www.ngcaerospace.com)  •  Technical University of Denmark (http://www.dtu.dk/index_e.htm)  •  Saft (http://www.saftbatteries.com/)  •  SSTL (http://www.sstl.co.uk/)  •  Bradford Engineering BV (http://www.bradford-space.com/cms/)  •  Dynacon Inc. (http://www.dynacon.ca)  •  DTU (DK) (http://www.dtu.dk/English.aspx)  •  Galileo Avionica (http://www.selexgalileo.com/SelexGalileo/EN/More/Space/index.sdo)  •  Micro-cameras & Space Exploration (http://www.microcameras.ch)  •  Centre Spatial de Liège (http://www.csl.ulg.ac.be/)  •  TNO (http://www.tno.nl/index.cfm?Taal=2)  •  Alcatel Space (http://www.alcatel.com/space/)  •  Czech Academy of Sciences (http://terezka.asu.cas.cz/proba2/)  •  Lusospace (http://www.lusospace.com)  •  Dutch Space (http://www.dutchspace.nl/)  •  ZARM Technik AG (http://zarm-technik.de/index.htm)  •  MPB Communications Inc. (http://www.mpbc.ca/)  •  DLR (http://www.dlr.de/en/)  •  STT-SystemTechnik GmbH (http://www.stt-systemtechnik.de)