On the Use of Mega-Constellation Services in Space
Programme
Discovery
Programme Reference
S 2020-03
Prime Contractor
Vyoma
Start Date
End Date
Status
Closed
Country
Germany
Description
This activity investigates how mega-constellations can be used to provide low-Earth orbit (LEO) spacecraft with broadband low-latency services, a novel Concept with potential to disrupt spacecraft design, operation, and performance by allowing spacecraft to access mega-constellations’ enormous resources (Tbit/s throughputs) and global coverage at a lower cost than traditional data relay systems and ground station networks (two to fifty times cheaper, that is, a few hundred to a few thousand dollars per month for a daily net capacity from hundredths of Gbit up to almost ten Tbit).
Application Domain
Telecommunications
Technology Domain
12 - Ground Station Systems and Networks
06 - RF Subsystems, Payloads and Technologies
07 - Electromagnetic Technologies and Techniques
08 - System Design & Verification
Competence Domain
05 - End-to-end RF / Optical Systems / Products for Navigation, Comm., Remote Sensing
08 - Ground Data Systems / Mission Operations
Keywords
Mega Constellations
Megaconstellations
Initial TRL
TRL N/A
Target TRL
TRL N/A
Achieved TRL
TRL N/A
Public Document
Executive Summary