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To overcome data rate limitations of RF communication links, the TOmCAT consortium envisions optical free-space communication feeder links for next generation high throughput satellites. TOmCAT is a technology development project, facilitated by NSO and ESA, to enable such links to achieve Terabit/s Optical Feeder Links.
CTG completed a Definition Phase for a Multi-beam Ground Station concept in L and S Band for both high and low gain applications. The design creates multiple beams in large quantities and switches between them in an agile way for demanding non-GEO applications. A reduction in the ground infrastructure costs, and increased flexibility in the teleport sites selection are achieved.
Optical Ground Stations for optical and quantum communication are seeking for reliable, cost effective, commercial adaptive optics modules to reduce losses and improve key rate and data rates in applications including classical communication and QKD.
Officina Stellare with Dynamic Optics and ThinkQuantum are working to develop the prototype of such a modular, scalable adaptive optics module.
A novel, frequency agnostic air interface for uncoordinated IoT communication over extremely low link margin satellite links having signal-to-noise-ratios down to below Ec/No = -40 dB, has been designed. Prototypes for an IoT terminal and an IoT gateway receiver were implemented, and the new air interface was demonstrated for two use cases.
The safeguarding of high value assets always has been a topic in the space industry, but since hacktivism has become itself an industry and developing exploits can be done by script kiddies, the risk of being attacked is more eminent that ever. The cybersecure EGSE copes with these rising challenges by establishing a hardened EGSE platform based on the three industry standards ISO 27001, NIST 800-171 and IEC 62443-2-4;
Implementation on UniverSAS® (existing product) of some specific enhancements identified for Power SCOEs tailored for Telecom Satellites. UniverSAS® product was already successfully validated in over 50 Power and Launch SCOE systems.
The SMART project targets the design, development, integration and operational verification of a holistic user and resource communication service manager platform. The SMART solution is envisioned as a web application tool, which enhances the Hellenic government satellite communications infrastructure (GreeCom) resilience, performance and security.
Mobile communications are highly dependable of satellite technology. Existing GEO and upcoming LEO/MEO orbits will offer great bandwidth, speed, coverage at reduced cost. On the ground segment, antennas must be prepared for this new scenario. Multi-beam, multi-orbit, high throughput, wideband, modular and scalable antenna with reduced SWaP-C is possible with our hybrid beamforming approach.
CREOLA focuses on design (phase 1), assembly and verification (phase 2) of an industrial prototype Optical Ground Station (OGS) for Optical Feeder Links (OFL). There are three In-Orbit Demonstrations (IODs) planned to validate the OGS performance with the TELEO space terminal. The main goal is to validate the efficiency of (pre-) Adaptive Optics (AO) in the optical C-band for transmit and receive communications with a GEO satellite.
With the Atlas KaLQ PFM contract, Kongsberg Space Electronics successfully delivered two PFM units, Ka/IF downconverter and IF/Ka Upconverter. The flight models were manufactured, tested and delivered for integration in the Columbus Ka-band Terminal (MDA). The terminal was later installed in the International Space Station and is providing wide bandwidth communication between the ISS and earth. The terminal has now passed one year of operation.
The project has identified a cost effective technology to design, manufacture and to test a low profile dual polarization/dual band (Ku and Ka) mobile antenna breadboard for railway and long range bus applications.
This ARTES Advanced Technology project developed conductive thermoplastic secondary structure parts for telecom satellites. The parts are modeled according to real metallic baselines, and are verified in their relevant environment. The goal is to significantly decrease part mass and lead time, while retaining conduction requiring applications.
The project aims to design, to manufacture and to test a low profile dual polarization/dual band (Ka and Q/V) mobile terminal, including a V-band Up-converter and a V-band High Power Amplifier (HPA), for Aeronautical applications.
The OSSI activity will demonstrate satellite-based IoT services in the frequency range 1500-5000 MHz. The satellite used, has a software defined radio (SDR) payload. The SDR payload offers high adaptability in transmission and reception. The payload will also have significant processing power allowing users to write radio functionality in high-level code and to conduct experiments and tests without having to launch their own satellite. The payload also has spectrum monitoring capabilities.
The objective of the C-DREAM project is to design, implement and evaluate a Radio Resource Management algorithm that shall provide the highest possible performance on a given constellation. The evaluation process was made by developing an end-to-end NGSO constellation simulator, that can simulate flexible payloads, non-uniform user demands and can also compute interferences.
This project covers development of novel fibre optic links to carry high frequency native RF signals over fibre in satellite ground segment installations. Products for these operating environments are covered by tasks in this project. The key driver of project activities is the shift occurring in the satellite industry as it moves towards High Throughput Satellites (HTS).
The SPAICE project aims to study, develop, and test AI-based signal processing techniques for satellite communications using COTS AI processors. Traded-off scenario candidates are interference mitigation, link adaptation, FEC, flexible payload and adaptive beamforming for regenerative satellites. The principal outcome of SPAICE is the AI Satellite Telecommunications Testbed (AISTT), a platform to test and demonstrate selected AI-accelerated scenarios.
The highly performant On Board Computer core unit is based on the rad-hard European NG-ULTRA/DAHLIA device. This technology allows to design a new generation computer offering a very compact and flexible solution for multi-mission applications.
MUATS - developed by Jena-Optronik - is a stand-alone camera sensor mounted on a satellite next to the optical communication terminal.
The sensor shall provide a high rate mapping of available optical communication terminals within its field of view to the spacecraft computer, to accelerate and simplify the acquisition and tracking of multiple optical communication terminals
The new generation Optical Solar Reflector that combines the high performance and durability of quartz OSRs with the easy handling and flexibility of Ag-FEP second surface mirrors, at fair costs.
Telco EGSE TMTC SCOE: Cost effective COTS HW elements and highly customizable SW layer for implementation of baseband TM/TC interfaces and related functions.
Telco EGSE Power SCOE: Implementation in UniverSAS® (existing product) of some specific enhancements identified for Power SCOEs tailored for Telecom Satellites. UniverSAS® product was already successfully validated in over 50 Power and Launch SCOE systems.
The National Observatory of Athens owns and operates Helmos observatory, which was selected as the first Optical Ground Station under the ScyLight framework. Project HOTSPOT aims to identify all possible activities that can be carried out at Helmos observatory in Greece concerning optical, quantum, and deep space communications.
This project covers development of novel fibre optic links to carry high frequency native RF signals over fibre in satellite ground segment installations. Products for these operating environments are covered by tasks in this project. The key driver of project activities is the shift occurring in the satellite industry as it moves towards High Throughput Satellites (HTS).
The technology and the fast-growing number of spacecrafts using Electric Propulsion got ahead the nowadays Flight Dynamics Systems, - slowly, yet surely - making them outdated. As a result, there is a need of a new Flight Dynamics System capable of computing faster and more accurately the curled trajectories described by the Electric Propelled Spacecraft.
The purpose of 5G SENSOR@SEA is to develop a solution (namely the “5GT System”) relying on a hybrid cellular-satellite network and enabling massive IoT services in the context of maritime transport and intermodal logistics, whose objective is the continuous monitoring of cargo containers across seas in a port-to-port service scenario, even in deep-sea travel.
Transparent optical modulation schemes and RF-optical modulation -demodulation technologies for Tbit/s feeder links are investigated, including a simulation tool and a lab demonstrator for transmission through the atmospheric channel.
This project demonstrates the feasibility of a software hub implementation scalable to support handling of 5 GHz RF bandwidth based on cloud technology and general processing hardware. The DVB-S2/S2X/DVB-RCS2 modulation and demodulation is performed by processing of digitized I&Q samples on general x86 CPU hardware with cloud technology, without use of FPGAs.
In terrestrial 5G networks, the concept of Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) is nowadays being standardised and initial deployments of IAB are being experimented with. IAB will support very flexible network deployments by allowing radio access network (RAN) nodes (gNB’s) to function as a relay to other network nodes, in addition to acting as regular access node for user equipment. The application of IAB could potentially support future heterogeneous “3D” networks that consist of satellite, terrestrial, airborne and maritime nodes and still need standard mechanisms for resource management, service management and orchestration of the many links within such topologies.
The activity aims to implement a fully software defined DVB-S2X demodulator, running on general-purpose hardware, which could replace a dedicated hardware demodulator in some selected use cases with a support of consumer hardware platforms, up to 36 Msymbols/s.
This project provides an opportunity for European satellite operators and service providers to combine forces and develop a set of common standardized interfaces they can all work with as their emerging Pooling and Sharing systems (PSS) evolve, allowing the interoperability between individual systems and other operators to join the ecosystem in order to build a more appealing open solution.
R3 IoT are enabling digitisation all across the world using a novel satellite-enabled smart gateway. With 90% of the planet not serviced by communications infrastructure the system allows companies with remote operations to gain insight and improve operations.
This project is developing the next generation of R3 technology, integrating new strategic technologies, improving the value-adding capabilities of our demonstrated service, and preparing for large-scale deployments around the world.
The activity covers the development, testing and validation of a pre-operational Satellite Services Aggregation Platform (neXat SAP) with the aim to cross-sell satellite capacity and services through this platform. This is followed by a Demonstration Phase to pilot use-cases with teleports operators.
The Satellite Operations as a Service project goal is to develop a service based on GMVs ground segment products. The solution allows satellite operators to completely outsource the control of the mission and focus on final mission purposes and exploitation.
Thales Alenia Space brings over 40 years of experience to the design, integration, testing and operation of innovative space systems for telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures.
Thales Alenia Space in Belgium is an expert in many high-technology fields and a key player in Electrical Power Conditioner for travelling Wave Tube Amplifiers.
In this activity, the design and manufacturing (using Selective Layer Melting - SLM) of a monolithic cluster containing 13 closely-packed (pitch of 22 mm), dual-band, dual-circular polarization feed chains in Ka-band for GEO antenna applications is demonstrated.
The Expanse project explores the possibility and impact of data acquisition, processing and data-based actuation within a comprehensive 5G satellite-terrestrial system using additional data sources, such as Earth Observation data and data from the application layer. The intention is to widen the technology horizon of SatCom industry in the direction of a more data-centric approach.
Free Space Optical Communications links can offer high bandwidth and secure internet without the need for fixed fibre infrastructure, however turbulence in the atmosphere causes problems. Adaptive Optics using Laser Guide Stars can compensate for the turbulence, allowing stable and reliable optical communications. In GEOStar, such a system is being developed to demonstrate links with a geostationary satellite.
The Enpulsion Micro R³ is a 100W class electric propulsion system for small satellites. It is based on the FEEP technology and is developed as an all in one plug-and-play propulsion system.
