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    • Title Alphasat Poster - Technology Demonstration Payloads
    • Released 18/07/2013 12:07 pm
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      In addition to the large and powerful communications payload, Alphasat carries four hosted payloads developed through ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems programme, to qualify new technologies in space.

      • Laser communication and Ka-band downlink (TESAT, Germany, supported by DLR). A precursor to the future European Data Relay System EDRS.
      • Q/V-band communication and propagation (Thales Alenia Space and Space Engineering, Italy)
      • Startracker (Jena-Optronik, Germany)
      • Environmental testing and radiation sensor (Efacec, Portugal)
    • Id 295003

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    • Activity Telecommunications & Integrated Applications
    • Mission Alphabus, Alphasat

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