For planet earth and beyond
Tesat-Spacecom has extensive experience in the design, manufacturing and testing of passive Microwave Products for satellite payloads. Their product portfolio includes components such as switches, filters, circulators, couplers, OMUXs / IMUXs and subsystems, the majority of which are in a frequency range from 7 GHz up to 30 GHz.
During the latest G7 Summit in Taormina, Italy, in May 2017, the surrounding area was monitored using an aircraft of the Italian Ministry of Defense equipped with the Space Engineering Janus Aero antenna system. This is part of the Satcom system used by Leonardo Airborne and Space Systems Division (ASSD). The aircraft provided video footage monitoring of the Summit area.
Advanced Satellite-AIS payloads launched aboard Norwegian satellites last year has boosted the number of ships tracked by up to 70% and ship positions received by factor of three.
Norway-based test campaign for VDESC will be discussed at a related workshop on 16th of January, hosted at ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands.
December 2017
Magali Vaissiere reflects on the volume, variety and quality of activities the ARTES programme has been able to support over the past twelve months.
ESA Director General Jan Wörner signed a Memorandum of Intent with Rolls-Royce today, as the two entities agree to investigate how space technology can be used to develop autonomous and remote-controlled ships.
The preparation for the next ARTES Advanced Technology (AT) Work Plan has now been officially kicked off.
Please note that 16 February 2018 is the cut-off date to submit ideas for the 2019 Work Plan.
5G is expected to bring a revolution in telecommunications; and a coordinated, Pan-European approach to trials is essential if Europe is to achieve leadership in 5G technology, network deployment and penetration of 5G services in key vertical markets.
IODA contract signature ceremony 9 November 2017
ESA initiated the third SMP Project in the Pioneer Partner programme, with the signature of the IODA contract by ESA and Airbus Defence and Space (FR), leading a team of Canadian and Europen companies.
On 18th October His Royal Highness the Duke of York, as patron of the Harwell Campus, hosted a reception at St James’s Palace in London, both to celebrate a series of important new investments at Harwell and to highlight opportunities for future developments.