New era for ESA Redu ground station
11 Oct 2011
The contract also foresees the possibility for Redu Space Services to provide new commercial services from the ESA Redu station, thereby enhancing the use of…
RSS renews contract for maintenance and operation of Redu Centre
11 Oct 2011
Redu Centre provides ESTRACK tracking capabilities in S- band, and supports in-orbit testing (IOT) of telecommunication and navigation satellites. Redu supports ESA’s Artemis and Integral…
Alphabus proto-qualified
04 Oct 2011
Alphabus, the new European high-power telecommunications platform jointly developed by Astrium and Thales Alenia Space under a joint ESA and CNES contract, is the coordinated…
Hosted payloads given green light
04 Oct 2011
The discussion was part of the Alphasat Hosted Payload workshop, which took place in Lisbon (PO) last week. Close to 80 participants, including members of…
Increasing data rates
30 Sep 2011
To achieve this, correcting a satellite channel’s impairments is one particular area that needs attention. Think of it as trying to get hi-fi sound out…
SmallGEO Extension offers further services
30 Sep 2011
“This extension will allow SmallGEO to offer higher flexibility as well as better performances,” said Antonio Garutti, ESA SmallGEO programme manager. “It contributes to the…
Improving technology: reaction control thrusters
27 Sep 2011
When Thales Alenia Space (FR) wanted to design a version of its SpaceBus platform which would be free of any US export constraint, and therefore…
ARTES helps ComDev Europe stake claim in marketplace
27 Sep 2011
ComDEV sites two examples of where ARTES funding has enabled export sales with multiple returns on the initial investment: Ferrite switches Ferrite switches are a…
EDRS hosted payloads workshop presentations available for download
23 Sep 2011
Click here to download the presentations. ESA issued an Announcement of Opportunity for the selection of hosted payloads onboard one of the EDRS satellites last…
Hosted Payload on Board EDRS-C Satellite Workshop 2011
23 Sep 2011