Thermal imagers can provide temperature measurement over a large area with high resolution, but they require further development to deliver lower uncertainty quantitative temperature measurement across all important components. One of the ways to improve thermal imager performance and ease of use is it to have the device operate in thermal vacuum.

ATENA system is easy to access by many users and its maintence is effective. In addition, the system has a modern UX/UI which is developed as a web-based application. Within the ATENA we have a special set of building blocks enabling communication and test of equipment defined using SSM (Space System Model) concept. Within the de-risk we have also developed integration mechanisms that enables testing of prototype EGS-CC system connected with RTF Simulator.

Thales Alenia Space is currently developing a flexible solar array, for future generation of telecom or observation satellites. As part of this roadmap, the PVA-Flexible-Pioneer project is the first de-risking project for Thales Alenia Space in Belgium, to develop a modular flexible PVA (PhotoVoltaic Assembly).

Laser-focused resolution and the ability to work without background illumination favour the use of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) in a vast range of space applications. However, LiDAR technology is not without shortcomings, such as its significant Mass, Volume and Power (MVP) budgets, as well as development time. Modern mission parameters are pushing the Space market towards more compact, less costly solutions. LiDAR as it exists today does not meet these requirements, in large part due to the presence of mechanically-driven laser beam-steering components.

Within the PPU development for a T5 thruster from QinetiQ the Beam Power Supply was identified as the major critical functional block in terms of using planar transformers and GaN transistors in combination with digital control at switching frequencies of up to 1 MHz. Due to this it was agreed to de-risk the development of this functional block for a potential T5 PPU development.

The performance of the Beam Power Supply has been successfully validated.

Myriad is a commercial Computer Vision (CV) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) processor that is both high-performance and low power, operating in a nominal 1.5W power envelope. Its bottom-up design for edge compute makes it an attractive solution for on-board and in-flight data processing, where it
can enable AI inference on CubeSats. Flying a COTS device for the first time requires several stages of test, design and development, and this activity supports multiples of these stages.