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The objective of this activity was to perform research and development on next-generation GNSS receivers. More specifically, this meant that existing products were enhanced and new products were developed. The rationale behind this was to increase the market share of Septentrio in the market of professional GNSS receivers.
The primary product is a low noise amplifier (LNA) for K band SATCOM (18-26 GHz) ground terminals which will have two operating modes: normal and turbo. The secondary product is a standard uncooled LNA for K band SATCOM ground terminals.
This study fits into an overall strategic plan to establish linearised amplifier products that have applications in larger systems as well as being ‘stand-alone´ developments. The study will review three candidate linearising techniques which can be subsequently used in the development of a standalone, linearised High Power Amplifier (HPA) for the AVSAT terminals market.
This project will provide a comprehensive analysis of the current situation of the ICT sector and terrestrial networks in Africa. It will provide an assessment of the technical and financial benefits that a multiple spot beam like satellite infrastructure could bring, including satellite system detailed design and programmatic aspects.
With the aim of establishing a well-informed basis for decisions regarding future priorities in the Danish participation in the ARTES program the overall objective of this study is to perform a detailed survey and business analysis of the core competencies, priorities and expectations in the Danish industry within ARTES.
The objective of the Ka-Band Multibeam Antenna Development Study program is to advance MDAs existing Ka-band multibeam antenna designs and enable the development of new technologies that will have significant cost, performance and functional advantages over past technologies.
The benefits of this study are to gain transparency of the actual satellite M2M market. This study will then provide recommendations about the most promising development paths for satellite to participate in the growing M2M market.
The intention of the project was to produce and qualify a fully European triple junction solar cell, with a high efficiency of the sun light-to-current conversion, low temperature coefficients and excellent power-to-mass ratio, based on III-V compound semiconductor materials.
This study investigates optical technologies and techniques that could, in a reliable manner, enable high-data-rate optical links through the atmosphere. Scenarios of interest are bidirectional feeder links between ground and a GEO satellite.
This project addresses a range of issues relating to the continued evolution of the Generic Stream Encapsulation (GSE) protocol as a common transmission method for the second generation of DVB physical layer waveforms in an all-IP DVB world.
The objectives of the project are to develop C and Ku band RF units and to perform the associated industrialisation activities in order to improve the technical and cost competitiveness of units in the following product lines: Front end units (Receivers , Down Converters), LCAMP and C-band SSPAs, Filters, and TTC Receivers.
The aim of the project is to identify the improvements obtained by the introduction of GaN MMIC technology in terms of survivability and linearity of the RF chain. In the frame of this project, LNAs and Mixers have been designed and fabricated in order to fabricate 3 RF Front-Ends (RFFE).
The main goal of the activity is devising a joint system, payload and antenna co-design methodology for maximizing pre-determined performance figures of merit in ACM broadband systems.
There is strong interest in developing power-efficient solutions, in order to facilitate the deployment of interactive multimedia systems in the consumer market where the user terminal cost is of paramount importance.
Saft is developing within the frame of the ARTES 8 Alphabus contract a "high specific energy cell". The purpose of this cell is to reduce the battery weight for the Alphabus satellite. The objective is to increase the specific energy by more than 25% of the existing VES140 cell. The specific energy target for the VES180 is 170 Wh/kg.
This project is devoted to the pre-development of Alphabus Central Tube (@CT) equipment, which belongs to the structure subsystem of the Alphabus spacecraft.
The objective of the contract is to develop and test an elegant breadboard of an Active Pixel Sensor (APS) based star sensor, and to analyse the competitiveness of these sensors against existing CCD based star sensors.
To develop a compact size PSSR able to transfer the high power of coming large satellite platforms.Improved thermal design is foreseen and the possibility to use materials able to withstand higher temperatures will be investigated. All design choices will be evaluated while carefully considering their associated costs in order to reach a cost efficient product. Special attention in this regard will be given to the chosen production methods.
The objective of the project is to choose the insulating and conductive materials, the shapes, the dimensions and the means of interconnection of the Axon' bus bar in order to provide qualified technologies to be integrated in a complete power distribution system on @bus service module.
This project consists of two separate development efforts. The main objectives of AMG4.6 were to satisfy requirements from our existing customer base to increase the value proposition of the AMG system. LSF 2.1 builds on our initial release of the Local Switching product by improving its functionality.
3D@SAT will review and investigate the potential of future 3D Multiview / Free viewpoint Video technologies, build up a simulation system for 3D services over satellite and disseminate its findings to relevant fora such as DVB 3D-SM, DVB TM-AVC, ITU-T/VCEG, ISO/MPEG, SMPTE, 3D@Home, etc.
This project consists of two separate development efforts. The main objectives of AMG4.6 are to satisfy requirements from our existing customer base to increase the value proposition of the AMG system. LSF 2.0 builds on our initial release of the Local Switching product by improving its functionality.
The primary objective of this project is to conduct a study on "Scalable Video Coding Applications and Technologies for mobile satellite based hybrid networks". The activity will investigate the viability of integrating Scalable Video Coding (SVC) technologies over DVB-SH networks and disseminate its findings to relevant fora such as DVB TM-SSP, DVB TM-CBMS, or DVB TM-AVC.
SatCom-EASY aims to highly simplify system integration and service provisioning for IP via satellite services.
It combines and integrates performance enhancements and comprehensive supporting functionality in just a single software system.
This project´s objectives concerned the introduction of laser optical pumping to the well-established Rubidium (Rb) atomic clock technology, in view of replacing the lamp-pumped devices available today as compact frequency references.
The objective of the study was to develop the design of a Feed Cluster Housing Module (FCHM) for future Ka Band Single Feed Per Beam (SFPB) antenna programmes, which offers a step improvement in cost effectiveness relative to the current state of the art.
This activity focuses on the development, design, simulation, manufacturing and testing of a multichannel OMUX (Output Multiplexer) with an allowed input power of 500W or more for each channel.
The SC1000 Field Terminal project has the objective to improve the satellite based narrowband data services for mobile and static applications. The services address both high-end and medium-end trucks.
The project aim is to develop a platform for stabilising an antenna, which will lower the production price and offer higher performance than existing platforms.
This project set out to develop a Quadband mini helix TWT.
Initial applications include satellite news gathering, remote internet and disaster relief.
The TWT will cover the C, X, Ku and DBS frequency ranges and will be designed to be integrated into the existing 200W class of satellite communication uplink amplifiers, including the recently launched StellarMiniTM Amplifier.
The objective of this activity is to develop a complete 3D end-to-end manufacturing process for the production of lightweight, complex microwave passive components for telecom payloads. The process will be based on Selective Laser Melting (SLM), a generative rapid prototyping process.
Astrium is currently developing a new generation of Plasmic Propulsion Equipments to enhance the capabilities of its existing Civil Telecommunications spacecraft platforms.
ESA's concept for an Integrated Space Technologies Operational System (ISTOS) Wide Area Network is designed to improve the utilisation of space technologies by end users working in the field of emergency management.
The objective is to develop an extended tank (2900Kg of propellant per S/C), based on the current E3000 interfaces, in order to allow full CPS missions with extended lifetime/dry mass capabilities.
The objective of this project is to take a practical step forward towards satellite-delivered 3D TV at home. The scope encompasses an evaluation of the entire end to end chain, followed by a pilot trial where current technology and user experience will be assessed in depth.
