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This project progressed the development of the Ka-band transceiver for broadband, satellite-user, ground terminals based in the new compound semiconductor technologies available for monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifiers (PAs). The OMMIC GaN-on-Si process D01GH was selected for a novel PA design and in a study of off-the-shelf MMICs the Iconic ICP2840 tested in package in a transceiver housing.
To ensure VHTS Ground stations’ pointing requirements, customers need competitive European Q-band technical architecture (no export regulations), compatible with other frequency bandwidths and existing architecture (from S band to Ka band). The aim of the BHE’s Q-band tracking downconverter development is to fulfil this recent need.
In the MONAMI project, Kinéis and CEA-Leti develop the next generation of miniature hybrid terrestrial/satellite antennas for IoT sensors. The breadboard antenna supports omni-directional with circular polarization with an ultra-miniaturized form factor.
The project aim to develop and qualify a 10W linear Q-band Solid State Amplifier (SSA) with the best possible trade-off between conflicting requirements of compactness, performance and industrial producibility and with a wide operating bandwidth, 37.5 to 42.5 GHz, in order to fulfill any customer request with minimal adaptations in multiple programmes.
A 10W linear Q-band SSA was already developed on an Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) project (KALOS DEVAQ) up to TRL5. This activity aims at an optimization of mass by use of fewer and more powerful Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs), followed by qualification (TRL7) of the complete equipment.
This study explores the transition to lead-free soldering in the space industry due to EU regulations like RoHS and REACH. It highlights the challenges of reliability, such as higher reflow temperatures and tin whisker formation, while presenting the Innolot solder alloy as a leading candidate. Future efforts focus on optimizing materials and industrializing processes for enhanced performance and sustainability in space applications.
CASSIS aims at globally connecting ‘users-on-the-move’ to the internet at high speed and low cost. The technology developed on this activity consists of a low-profile electronically steerable antenna for LEO, which aims to provide SATCOMs on the move, at high frequency, bandwidth and throughput, for low-cost and production scalability in the automotive sector.
The VISTAM project aims at the realization of a High Power Amplifier module operating in V-band (59 – 71 GHz) with 10 W Output Power. These two features enable inter-satellite telecom links with 10 Gbps capacity and up to 5000 km link distance, taking advantage of wide band channel and high-order modulation schemes
The 5G-EMERGE project aims to develop an integrated satellite and terrestrial online delivery ecosystem to enable high-quality content distribution services. It encompasses a hybrid and fully native IP infrastructure to deploy edges in both 5G and non 5G-network head-ends, home networks and networks in vehicles. The 3GPP 5G specification is used as convergence technology.
The activity aims to prototype DOG-1, a multi-mode receive modem, compliant to the optical CCSDS specifications and able to process up to 10Gb/s. The modem addresses both high and low intensity laser reception by using hard decision decoding and state-of-the-art soft decision decoding. DOG-1 will address the market need for very high bandwidth CCSDS compliant optical receive modem which can be deployed in a varienty of missions: LEO Earth observation to deep space data relays.
STORM is a comprehensive platform that transforms static spectrum allocations into a dynamic commercial marketplace. It enables efficient management and trading of satellite spectrum resources, making space connectivity more accessible and affordable for IoT and other services.
Project AO-LIMA aims to enhance optical and quantum communication systems by demonstrating innovative III-V avalanche photodiodes (APDs) operating at a 1550 nm wavelength, offering substantial performance improvements over commercially available InGaAs APD devices
The rise in radio spectrum applications and users has made signal interference a critical issue in the satellite industry, which operates within tight frequency allocations. This activity explores using aerial mobile platforms to detect unauthorized transmitters and enhance spectrum management. The airborne platform aims to assist in the final stages of geolocation, also known as the last-mile geolocation.
This project aims to develop a multi-dimensional QKD system using hybrid time-energy and polarisation entanglement for secure key generation. It incorporates frequency multiplexing to enhance noise tolerance, ensuring robust satellite-to-ground communication. The approach offers improved security, higher key rates, and resilience against environmental disturbances compared to existing QKD solutions.
Within the MOCA project AMOS develops a medium-size (1m-2m) optical communication antenna product for high-performance use cases. Its design, including adaptive optics technology, is optimised for optical communications and Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). The goal is to propose robust and cost-effective optical antennas for demanding links.
This project deals with the development, and qualification of a commercially viable satellite terminal, build around a phased array antenna, that meets the requirements of Satellite Communication Networks, operating in full Ku band (including the GreeCom assigned ITU APP.30B band).
CRETIAS can serve GreeCom and Govsatcom users that have a clear need for rapid deployment of high throughput connectivity across their organisations providing fast, reliable and ultraportable network access.
The project aims at the development of a single MMIC featuring a RF to Base Band Direct Quadrature Demodulator operating in the V-band allocated by ITU for the Feeder Up Link communication of the new wideband VHTSS systems.
Unlock the future of high-power CubeSat missions with PowerCube—a revolutionary 100W deployable solar array that delivers five times the power density of existing solutions. Designed with origami-inspired folding technology and cutting-edge composite materials, PowerCube combines mass / volume efficiency, high-performance solar cells and ease-of-use for even the most demanding space missions. This game-changing technology, now at TRL 6, is ready to redefine possibilities for telecommunications, Earth observation, and beyond.
Super Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles (SHLVs) could revolutionise the satellite communications industry, but their precise impact on satellite design, costs, and downstream applications remains unclear. This study examines SHLVs' disruptive potential, the mechanisms of change, and the scale of their impact. It also identifies necessary early-stage activities and investments to maximise the opportunities offered by SHLVs.
LPASAAD targets the demonstration of a new ground segment antenna concept that utilises low cost steering technology based on liquid crystals. The final objective is to design, manufacture and test an antenna breadboard representative of a low profile, electronically scanning transmit–receive Ka band User Terminal antenna, whose re-configurability function is based on liquid crystal devices.
Development of critical technologies that are needed for developing jamming detection and mitigation techniques for satellite Internet of Things (IoT) gateways as a counter-measure against security threats. This is done by an enhancement of the already used E-SSA and NB-IoT protocols (being part of the background of the proposers), which will be compared in terms of anti-jamming capabilities.
Over 90% of international trade and millions of passengers worldwide rely on marine transportation. However, illegal fishing, smuggling, oil theft, and piracy pose a direct challenge to marine transportation. The Maritime Awareness Services system fuses multiple data-sources ranging from Earth Observation, SAR, Radio Frequency and AIS and applies ML models to support insurance compliance officers, marine security and search and rescue end users with enhanced dark vessel detection, identification and route predictions at an order of magnitude better than current alternative systems.
Development of a Ka-to W-band frequency up-converter for use as a payload component in high-capacity feeder link systems. European state-of-art MMIC technologies are used for the development of the functional blocks. Superior performances, ideally at the level of the current lower frequency converters, are sought, in order to guarantee the quality of the signal operating in W-band.
To develop a system (i.e., a protocol stack) that integrates satellite links (beyond line-of-sight) and terrestrial links (line-of-sight) in the 5030-5091 MHz band to provide seamless C2 communications for unmanned aircraft, UAVs.
Development of an Internet of Things (IoT) satellite communications (satcom) device for teaching IoT and satcom in schools, industry and public institutions. The small and innovative IoT device can be used standalone on its own, or be integrated onto educational platforms such as LEGO, Arduino, micro:bit, and similar.
The AmpliKa project will develop a high-efficiency Ka-band MMIC chipset in Wafer Level Chip Scale Package (WLCSP) format for satellite beamforming antennas. The chipset will offer enhanced efficiency, linearity, and cost-effectiveness, featuring a Power Amplifier (PA), Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), and Variable Gain Amplifier (VGA). The WLCSP design aims to increase reliability, with reduced weight and improved thermal and operational efficiencies
In this project, we investigate geodesic lens antennas as a cost-effective solution for mobile ground terminal for satellite communications. The developed antennas provide attractive features like high directivity, wide angle steerable radiation, high efficiency, and compact size.
THRIMOS addresses the current need for automated, optimized and systematic RF measurement tasking driven by factors associated with increased space object catalogue, especially for NGSO, for optimized RF ground infrastructure and RF-link usage.
In addition, the THRIMOS web-based interface provides a user-friendly multi-user experience for any distributed team involved in the RF management tasking enterprise.
HANDING-OVER Project aims to contribute in the development of future space network systems (SpaNeSy). The Project has the objective to design, develop and test Handover, Data Routing and Radio Resource Management techniques for VLEO broadband systems, with their performances assessment through the development of a soft-ware system testbed
The OTA80 project consists in the design of an 80cm Optical Tube Assembly (OTA) dedicated to an optical antenna for satellite-ground optical communications or QKD.
The result of the project is the ability to quickly build and in a cost-effective way an innovative 80cm OTA for companies willing to build 80cm optical antennas.
The MARINA project aims to compare the performance of DVB-S2x/RCS2 and 5G-NR NTN protocols when deploying broadband satellite services from geostationary (GEO) orbits in the higher frequency bands (i.e., FR2). The achieved results are contributed to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) work item "Comparison of DVB-S2x/RCS2 and 3GPP 5G-NR NTN-based systems for broadband satellite communication systems" led by the TC-SES/SCN working group.
MARINA CCN1, an extension to the MARINA project, focuses on completely different topic: The evaluation of the IMT-2020 satellite component requirements and verification of the 3GPP 5G NTN submission for the candidate IMT-2020 Satellite Radio Interface Technology. The achievements are contributed to ITU-R Working Party 4B (WP4B) by the ETSI Independent Evaluation Group (IEG).
The objective of SEFIL project is to develop and test solutions that integrate high performance filters in RF
modules with medium to high Q-factor equivalent to brick-wall-type responses, exploiting the structural
part already offered by the substrate. This includes the development of suitable interfaces to other units
in the RF chain. L- to Ka-band filter solutions shall be studied, designed, manufactured and tested with the
aim of replacing bulky coaxial/waveguide filter in modern systems.
Project AI4AIT aimed at integrating artificial intelligence algorithms (with a focus on image recognition algorithms) into a system with
Augmented Reality headsets, to automatically detect errors, collect values and increase the efficiency of satellite assembly, integration and testing. A first version of such system was successfully developed and tested in different cleanrooms, and reached TRL4.
The QUICOPTSAT project is investigating the effectiveness of the recently standardised QUIC transport protocol when used over satellite networks. The project develops an update to enable QUIC to provide similar performance to that achievable with TCP PEP (Performance Enhancing Proxy) based solutions. The performance benefit is demonstrated using commercial satellite services.
The project is a multidisciplinary activity addressing the electronic passivation system and the Li-ion battery cells. The electronic passivation device is a system designed to safely passivate the satellite battery at the EoL. It is connected between the battery and the PCDU and operates transparently during the nominal life of the satellite. Control logic operates redundant relay-based switches to isolate the battery and safely discharge it.
Satellite communications networks are critical infrastructure that are prone to interference, impairments, and other effects that impact their ability to deliver robust and reliable service. Qoherent is developing machine learning based radiofrequency impairment classifiers for improving satellite communications network operations.
The ESA MEO Extension to REACH project is the evolution of the REACH platform to support the SES O3b mPOWER System.
This expansion integrates the MEO constellation fleet in the REACH platform, and in parallel prepares the ground for the inclusion of the MEO terminals and modems.
LEO FLOPs uses an innovative digital protection mechanism to enhance the reliability of optical feeder links for satellite constellations, addressing the challenges of intermittent connectivity. It evaluates the applicability of terrestrial backhaul protection methods, identifies gaps in existing path protection approaches for optical feeder link networks, and explores interoperability with terrestrial networks, therefore emphasising commercial viability.
