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The knowledge bank of ESA’s R&D programmes

Format: 2023
Format: 2023
Format: 2023

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De-risk assessment: Germanium-on-nothing (GeON) route of the ELLA project

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Belgium

GSTP

G617-241TAbt

UMICORE NV

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De-risk assessment: PVA Flexible Pioneer

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).

Belgium

GSTP

G617-241TAbi

THALES ALENIA SPACE BELGIUM

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In order to prepare the development of a 12U cubesat compatible hyperspectral instrument for use in an in orbit demonstration, it is proposed to address the system level aspects of the instrument design taking into account the platform interface, the characterization results of the detector and the camera operational modes defined to improve the overall image quality of the instrument. ?
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The proposed activity will cover ROE design improvement, completion of the preliminary opts-mechanical design and mission definition.

Belgium

GSTP

GT11-018MM

VITO VL.INST.TECHN.ONDERZOEK

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Addressing the utilization of telecommand and telemetry packets for the purpose of remote monitoring and control of the spacecraft, the Packet Utilization Standard (PUS) is one of the few ECSS engineering standards that is applied from the development of the Spacecraft, subsystems and payloads but also in the development of the Ground Segment and to the Operations.Producing a new PUS that includes the last 10 years of lessons learned, the PUS Working Group has applied some formal requirement engineering techniques with as intended objective to enable the capability to automate the productio

Belgium

TDE

T702-406SW

SPACEBEL SA.

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Life test campaign of the MELiSSA Black Water Treatment Breadboard
For 20 years, ESA has developed technologies in all the main Life Support areas: air and water recycling, waste management, food production, contaminants measurement and control. These technologies have reached different levels of development.
 

Belgium

GSTP

G613-025MM

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT TE LEUVEN

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Extension of the SODI instrument for Neuf-Dix (Non-EquilibriUm Fluctuations during DIffusion in compleX liquids)
Currently an instrument called SODI (Selectable Optical Diagnostic Instrument) is available for diffusion experiments in fluids on the ISS. It has allowed to conduct many more experiments than originally planned in the fields of DCMIX (diffusion and Soret coefficient measurements), IVIDIL (investigations on induced vibrations on diffusion in liquids) and COLLOID (colloidal agglomerations in fluids) since its start of operation in 2008 and therefore proved quite reliable.

Belgium

GSTP

G612-005MM

QINETIQ SPACE NV

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GreenSat

Due to the harsh nature of outer space, stringent requirements and performances are required from space systems. Thanks to evolving environmental awareness and the building up of a knowledge base at ESA, we are becoming more wary of the environmental impact of space activities on Earth. Through the GreenSat project, ESA wants to evolve from the assessment to reduction of environmental impact through redesigning an existing satellite mission. The project allows ESA to check the feasibility of implementing ecodesign in the development of space missions.

Belgium

Discovery

15/033-b

Vito

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Test of LVF Based algorithms on a Compact Huperspectral Imager (COSI)
Hyperspectral instruments based on Linear Variable Filters (LVF) have been subject of development of TRP activities such as the Compact Hyperspectral Breadboard activity (a.k.a. CHIB) and also the activity dealing with focal plane direct deposited detector filters with high peak transmittance and out of band rejection (a.k.a. Fidelheo). These instruments are also addressed in the on-going GSTP activity, Technologies and Key Components for Compact Hyperspectral Instruments, (a.k.a. CHIEM).
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Belgium

GSTP

G637-010MM

VITO VL.INST.TECHN.ONDERZOEK

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Proba-Next Avionics Architecture Definition and Design
In the frame of the GSTP program, an activity called Advanced Data and Power Management System (ADPMS) was initiated in 2000. This activity had the objective to develop advanced combined power management and data handling in a single box targeting Proba like small platforms. The activity resulted in the complete design of the core of the Proba platform avionics and was produced in flight models for Proba-2 and Proba-V. Both satellites are now in orbit and are cumulating more than 5 years of operations.

Belgium

GSTP

G617-159SY

QINETIQ SPACE NV

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A recently completed activity in the offline preparation environment for managing the database, procedure and other "static" configuration data, has demonstrated a considerable advances through innovative concepts combined with latest technology, resulting in the MORE framework, specifically including the MORE Data Store (MDS). The success of this study has raised new questions about vunerability of the online system to local, dynamic configuration changes.
 

Belgium

GSTP

G617-187GI

RHEA SYSTEM S.A.

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