Technology Challenges in the Development of Microwave Equipment for future Space Systems

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1 Technology Challenges in the Development of Microwave Equipment for future Space Systems RF Equipment & Technology Section (TEC-EFE) 29/11/2017 ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use

2 European Space Agency

3 To provide for and promote, for exclusively peaceful purposes, cooperation among European states in space research and technology and their space applications. Article 2 of ESA Convention ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 3

4 ESA Facts and Figures Over 50 years of experience 22 Member States * Eight sites/facilities in Europe, about 2300 staff 5.75 billion Euro budget (2017) Over 80 satellites designed, tested and operated in flight * EU (AT, BE, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HU, IE, IT, LU, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, UK) plus NO & CH. + 7 Cooperation Agreements (CA, BG, CY, LV, LT, MT, SK) + 1 Associate Member (SI). ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 4

5 Activities ESA is one of the few space agencies in the world to combine space science human spaceflight exploration responsibility in nearly all areas of space activity. earth observation launchers navigation operations technology telecommunications ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 5

6 ESA s Industrial Policy About 85% of ESA s budget is spent on contracts with European industry. ESA s industrial policy: Ensures that Member States get a fair return on their investment; Improves competitiveness of European industry; Maintains and develops space technology; Exploits the advantages of free competitive bidding, except where incompatible with objectives of the industrial policy. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 6

7 Space Challenges

8 Space Life in space is a lot more challenging than on Earth. It takes extreme acceleration, vibration and noise to get into orbit. Spacecraft then endure hard vacuum, weightlessness, extreme temperatures and high radiation. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 8

9 Launch Launch shock with 15g acceleration for a period of 8-10ms Vibration up to 15g Launch acceleration, up to a maximum of 10g depending on the launcher Acoustic waves up to 140dB which generates pressure waves and extra vibrations Shocks due to stage separations, 3000g for 0.25ms. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 9

10 Space Environment Once the critical launch phase is overcome, the payload is deployed in space where extreme conditions are present: Thermal cycling Multipaction & Corona effects Radiation (TID, SEE, DD etc.) SOLAR RADIATION Protons, some ions, electrons, neutrons, gamma rays, X-rays TRAPPED RADIATION Electrons & Protons COSMIC RAYS Protons and Ions Space environment requires no failures! Nothing can be Repaired High reliability requirement. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 10 Picture Source: NASA

11 Technology Management

12 ESA s Technical Heart ESTEC is the incubator of the European space effort, where most ESA projects are born and where they are guided through the various phases of development. This is home to the Directorate of Technical and Quality Management, responsible for longer-term technology development for new ESA and European missions. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 12

13 Objectives of Space Technology Enabling the future science and service driven missions, launchers and infrastructure. Strengthening the competitiveness of European industry. Fostering innovation and technical excellence. Improving non-dependence on critical space technologies. Transferring technology between space and nonspace applications. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 13

14 Technology Management Objectives The right technology is available at the right maturity level at the right time. To ensure coherence between different technology initiatives and programmes. To implement mid-long term vision and strategy for space technology. To optimise use of existing resources. To monitor progress of activities and evaluate return on investments. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 14

15 Technology Development Cycle T E C H N O L O G Y 5% Blue Sky 95% Agenda/ Market Driven Mission Phases Phase 0 Mission Analysis TRL 1/2 Phase A Feasibility TRL 3/4 Phase B Preliminary Definition TRL 4/5 Phase C/D Detailed definition, Production, Ground Qualification 4-6 up to yrs 2-6 months 1-3 yrs 1-2 yrs 3-10 yrs Basic Research Oriented Research Technology (pre) Development Technologies Chosen Technology Maturity Development / Production TRL 5-6/7/8 Phase E Utilisation TRL 9 Cost per activity M I S S I O N S ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 15

16 RF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS

17 RF Equipment and Technology Components Oscillators Phase Shifters SAW LNAs TWTAs Atomic Clocks SSPAs Frequency Converters Passives T/R Modules MMICs Switches OMUXes Filters Klystrons ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 17

18 Trends - Telecommunications What is driving technology development? Rapidly changing SatCom business models. High speed connectivity will be globally available and transmitted from numerous platforms. Very High Throughput Satellites (VHTS) in GEO orbits using Active Antennas for multi-beam systems to provide capacity, flexibility and ground coverage; Lower orbit Mega Constellations, for example OneWeb; High Altitude Pseudo-Satellites (HAPS). More complex payloads, use of higher frequencies, increasing bandwidth. ViaSat-3 OneWeb ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 19

19 Trends Navigation Improve the probability of continuous availability in the presence of interfering threats such as jamming and spoofing. Greater autonomy and integrity. Higher power, higher efficiency and smaller platforms. Galileo is expected to spawn a wide range of applications, based on positioning and timing for transport by road, rail, air and sea, infrastructure, e-banking and e-commerce etc. With the ESA Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP), research will focus on integration of space and terrestrial navigation and new ways to improve GNSS. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 20

20 Trends - Remote Sensing Lower frequency bands (P- L- C- and X-band): GaN technology for power ~50 Watts per TRM. Improve efficiency and further integration to reduce power consumption and device count for next generation of phased array radars, and low cost radars on CubeSats. Higher frequency bands (Ku- Ka- and W-band) Shorter gate length (<0.15µm), high efficiency and high power density semiconductor technologies. Vacuum devices such as Extended Interaction Klystrons (EIKs) for very large aperture, high frequency systems. Advanced FE components for radiometer receivers >600 GHz. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 21

21 Solid State Power Amplifiers - Evolution Power amplifier applications in Space will increasingly be solid state for Telecommunications, Navigation and Remote Sensing. Use of SSPAs in space is growing as GaN technology enables higher power. Existing SSPA solutions are being challenged by new modulation schemes in terms of power, bandwidth, linearity and efficiency. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 22

22 Solid State Power Amplifiers - Techniques Doherty Amplifiers: Increasing operating efficiency in linear operation is essential. One possible method for achieving this is to use a Doherty configuration. High efficiency can be achieve when amplifying modulated signals with high Peak to Average Power Ratios (PAPR). Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD): DPD digitally manipulates baseband data to reverse the effect of the PA nonlinear behavior. Digital preprocessing allows the PA to be operated up to saturation point and mitigates the in-band and out-of-band distortions by generating an inverse PA transfer function. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 23

23 Solid State Power Amplifiers - Techniques Envelope Tracking: A conventional RF amplifier designed with a fixed supply voltage operates most efficiently when it is in compression. Envelope tracking (ET) architectures are the subject of intensive R&D efforts since they offer power amplifiers with improved efficiency for power back-off operation. ET is based on the application of a time-varying supply so that at each time instant only the required DC power is provided to the SSPA. The supply voltage applied to the power amplifier is constantly adjusted so that the amplifier is always operating in compression and, therefore, is always operating at maximum efficiency. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 24

24 Solid State Power Amplifiers GaN for Navigation? Under a EC H2020 programme, potential of GaN for next generation Navigation satellites is being investigated. Key design drivers are: Minimisation of component mass, volume and footprint to maximise satellite deployment efficiency (more satellites per launch); Maximise efficiency to minimise power consumption; High linearity to minimise Navigation signal distortion; Flexibility (e.g. EIRP, modulation etc.) to deal with changing services during satellite lifetime. Estimated mass reduction compared to TWTA (~ -40%). Footprint lower (~ -40%), Volume lower (~ -40%). ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 25

25 Multibeam Active Antenna Arrays High-Throughput Satellite systems need the availability of multibeam antennas with a high number of beams, high gain and flexibility in resource allocation. Critical active antenna RF technologies investigated: Wideband beamforming networks with high number of beam and array ports; Highly integrated, high speed semiconductor switching matrices; High gain and efficiency wide bandwidth GaN power amplifiers; New techniques for high integration of RF front-end to the radiating element. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 26

26 GaN Single Chip Front End (SCFE) TRP Design, manufacture and test a C-Band GaN MMIC (LNA, HPA and high power T/R switch). For Future Sentinel / EO Applications. Compared to current Sentinel-1 TRM has >3x RF Output power: Increased instrument sensitivity; Increase the Rx window, > swath width; Pulse-to-pulse calibration without interruption of imaging operation; Extended life - higher junction temperature; Potential TRM size reduction of 40-50%. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 27

27 Vacuum Electronics Travelling Wave Tube Amplifiers (TWTAs) are used in broad range of space applications for their excellent efficiency and reliability. European TWTs have accumulated more than 650 million hours of in-orbit operation, > Flight Units delivered (data from Thales Electron Devices from 2013). ESA supports European TWTA Industry to remain leader worldwide: Investigation on disruptive materials; Critical Building Blocks; Reconfigurable & Flexible TWTAs; Product qualification. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 28

28 Vacuum Electronics - W-Band Operational SATCOM Next generation Satellite Broadband networks with >200 user beams Very wide spectrum required for feeder links - number of Gateways (GW) increases dramatically even when using Q/V-band. Ground segment cost becomes comparable to space segment cost. Way forward: Exploit W-band spectrum on top of Q/V-band spectrum. Reduce the number of GWs required for the feeder link. Employ smart GW diversity concepts to reduce ground segment cost. Requires development of: Travelling Wave Tube Amplifiers - S2G GHz, G2S GHz; Ka-W Up/Down converters, LNAs, passive components (Filters, IMUX, OMUX, switches, waveguides ), reflector antennas, feeds and pointing system. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 29

29 Vacuum Electronics - Radar and SAR Applications Technological Elements - Ka-band High Power Source: Currently studied Ka-band instruments operate with similar RF power leading to single set of requirements. TWT and Extended Interaction Klystron (EIK) technology have been studied as potential candidates. Heritage from military sector with similar environmental requirements is available in Europe. Ka-band tube technology is enabler for Ka-band European Earth observation missions. Specs/Achievements: Tube Type: EIK Peak power: 4.3kW@13%, 2.4kW@25% Mass EIK: 11.2kg, EPC: 15.9kg ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 30

30 High RF Power Combiners for Ka/Q band Investigation of high efficiency spatial power combining techniques for high frequency systems. Concept is to provide high power with minimum losses. Critical combiner characteristics investigated: Combiner efficiency; Modular architecture; Graceful degradation & load-pull effects; Advanced thermal management; Novel WG to microstrip/coaxial transitions; Application of new materials. Loss: Binary Vs Radial power combining architectures Application of AM for complex mechanical structures. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 31

31 Additive Manufacturing for RF RF hardware will benefit from 3D printing by exploiting the freedom in the 3D implementation, allowing the use of arbitrary cross-sections in the designs. Metal, polymers and ceramics can be used as basematerials. Where required, conductive coating (silver, goals) may be applied. Main challenges are related to manufacturing accuracy, repeatability and roughness. ESA supports R&D activities from material selection to the 3D printed part validation. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 32

32 Micro-machine manufacturing for RF Development of advanced design and manufacturing techniques for filters and waveguide components at high frequency. Potential application for radiometers and radars at mm and sub-mm waves. Main challenges are related to manufacturing accuracy and alignment between parts. High Precision Milling Deep reactive-ion etching (DRIE) ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 33

33 Multipactor Prediction Multipactor effect is a non-linear resonant phenomenon typically observed in high-power microwave subsystems such as RF satellite payloads when in vacuum. A correct prediction contributes to an optimised RF design (avoiding over-design) and the reduction of time consuming and costly testing. ESA has been working to develop a reliable prediction method considering modulated and multicarrier signals, dielectric materials and aging and advanced testing and detection methods. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 34

34 From OCXO to Atomic clocks What is the need? Telecom systems: Reference oscillator - many per S/C. Spectral purity is the main requirement. Trend - cost and lead time reduction. Secure telecoms: Mostly tactical/government systems (Skynet, MILSTAR...). Timing accuracy - one to few μs per day. Long spread-spectrum sequences / frequency hopping. Spectral purity - complex modulation waveforms. New Space: New actors, different methods of dev/eng/production. Trend - Low-cost, Low SWaP. OneWeb (640+ satellites) ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 35

35 From OCXO to Atomic clocks What is the need? GNSS Constellations GNSS positioning error depends on orbit & clock error, ionosphere & troposphere error, multipath, etc. Clock error < few ns at max Age of Data (AoD). Trend - AoD extended to few days, >Autonomy. Predictable frequency drift. SWaP reduction to accommodate more clocks. On-Board Receivers For POD (Precise Orbit Determination). On-board clock required to guarantee frequency stability during Doppler measurement. Trend Accuracy few μs per day, integrated in Rx DORIS Receiver (Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite) ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 36

36 From OCXO to Atomic clocks What is the need? Earth Observation Radio Occultation Instruments: Sensing of atmospheric/ionosphere profiles Earth atmosphere: Use of GNSS signals, to improve weather forecasting, climate modeling, ionosphere / weather monitoring, e.g. RO on MetOp Planetary atmosphere: Use of signal of opportunity (Ground, orbiter..) Study ionosphere and atmosphere composition, dynamics of planets/moons. Trends - ultimate spectral purity, radiation hard, low power, robust/reliable Accuracy required: 5e-13 over track duration (100 to 1000s) ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 37

37 From OCXO to Atomic clocks What is available? OCXO Several qualified sources (including European) Airbus, Rakon, Spectratime, Syrlinks, TAS, AXTAL. OCXO is a key/critical device for space applications. Ultimate Phase Noise (or Jitter), Short-term frequency stability, aging, compact (low SWaP). OCXO matches the Telecom system needs. Great opportunity for New Space but need to significantly reduce the SWaP and the cost-per-unit. Ultra-stable OCXOs (MO, USO) still represent a valuable niche marked (e.g. Radio-occultation. For ultimate spectral purity, MEMS, OEOs are promising alternative technologies. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 38

38 From OCXO to Atomic clocks What is available? High Performance Atomic Clocks: GNSS on-board clocks are preferential application for high performance atomic frequency standards. Very few suppliers (most of the case single sources) Two technologies in Europe are qualified for Space: Rubidium Clock (RAFS) Hydrogen Maser (PHM) Ultimate Frequency stability, but high SWaP, costly. Evolution of GNSS (e.g. Galileo 2G) require reduction of accommodation constraints, improvement of long term stability and good reliability. Opportunities could come from demanding secure telecommunication applications. Temperature Sensitivity Medium Term stability High Performance Atomic clocks Short Term stability Phase Noise 3 ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide Volume Mass Cost Power Consumption

39 From OCXO to Atomic clocks What is available? Short-term Frequency Stability: New Space Telecom RO Secure Telecom, GNSS Receiver Compact/Miniature atomic clocks? OCXO/USOs are de-facto standard Can lead-time/cost be reduced? Will MEMS/OEOs take over for specific applications? Medium-term Frequency Stability: Delta-gap identified MAC/CSAC to fill the gap! GNSS Long-term Frequency Stability Atomic Clocks are de-facto standard Science Can SWAP and robustness be improved? Reliability, robustness, operability, heritage is a must! ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 40

40 From OCXO to Atomic clocks Future? Miniature Atomic Clocks (MAC): Only few EU suppliers: Spectratime, Quartzlock, Not space qualified; MIL STD 810. Chip-Scale Atomic Clocks (CSAC): Only one supplier of commercial product non European. Not formally space qualified (few experiments). Main challenge ESA is taking - to have an European product. 1e -12 over 1 day minirafs (mfr): Based on Galileo RAFS technology. Target: 0.5kg 10W, 100 x 80 x 50mm. Status: 1st Engineering Model under test. ARTES 5 ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 41

41 Conclusions Success for space systems results from an exhaustive design, verification and qualification of new technologies and processes. Challenges at equipment level are passed down from new demanding applications and missions. These impose requirements in terms of power handling, mass, complexity, miniaturisation etc., in addition to those imposed from the from the harsh space environment. ESA, and the RF Equipment and Technology Section is working in studies to increase the maturity of technologies that will play a key role in the future generation of microwave payloads. and this is all coordinated from European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), Noordwijk, The Netherlands. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 42

42 ESA Microwave Laboratories

43 ESA Microwave Laboratories Load Pull and Probe Station Timing Test Bed UTC Facility GNSS Payload Test Beds On-Wafer Probe Station Life Testing TVACs ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 44

44 ESA-VSC European High Power RF Laboratory ESA and Val Space Consortium (VSC) High Power RF Space Laboratory is the ESA Laboratory specialising in High Power RF phenomena. Located in Valencia (Spain), the lab relies on two class clean rooms with high power test capabilities over a wide range of frequencies (250 MHz 37.5 GHz). High Power RF Facility: Multipactor, Corona, Power handling, Passive inter-modulation (PIM). Materials Facility: Secondary emission, Outgassing, Venting rates, Spectroscopy analysis. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 45

45 THANK YOU FOR YOU ATTENTION

46 Technology Programmes

47 ESA s Activities and Programmes Mandatory activities all Member States have an obligation to participate in and to fund these activities (Basic research is part of mandatory activities); Optional programmes - Member States may decide whether or not to participate and determine the level of their participation; Activities carried out for Institutional Partners EU, Eumetsat (Galileo, Copernicus, Meteorology). ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 48

48 Optional Mandatory ESA Technology Programme Landscape TRL Basic principles observed and reported Technology concept and/or application formulated TRP Analytical and experimental critical function and/or characteristic proof-of-concept Component and/ or breadboard functional verification in laboratory environment EGEP CTP Component and/ or breadboard critical function verification in a relevant environment GSTP Model demonstrating the critical functions of the element in a relevant environment EOEP Model demonstrating the element performance for the operational environment Actual system completed and accepted for flight ( flight qualified ) Actual system flight proven through successful mission operations DOMAIN Generic Science Generic EO Navigation FLPP Launchers ETHEP Exploration MREP/ETP ARTES AT ARTES C&G Exploration Telecom Telecom ARTES ATLAS Telecom ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 49

49 Technology Research Programme (TRP) Part of ESA s mandatory basic activities. All technology disciplines & applications Low TRL. Based on two year Workplans, with yearly updates. ~50M in industrial contracts (Qty. ~150) per Year. One of the main contributors to scientific & engineering excellence. Other ESA initiatives within the Basic TRP: Innovation Triangle Initiative & STARTIGER Rapid validation of disruptive innovations. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 50

50 General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) Part of ESA s Optional Programmes - voluntary participation of all Member States. To bridge the gap between having a technology proven in fundamental terms and making it ready for ESA and national programmes. Covering all technology disciplines and applications except Telecommunications. Five-year Work Plans, with yearly updates and multiyear activities. Latest budget envelope over five years ~450 M ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 51

51 European Components Initiative (ECI) Aims at maintaining and enhancing a European industrial base for critical technologies needed by Europe's space missions. Exists to reduce the dependence of Europe's space sector on non-european component suppliers, by focusing on one of the fundamental building blocks of space missions - EEE components. increases the availability of European EEE-components used in European space missions by developing capabilities to manufacture and qualify critical technologies within Europe. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 52

52 General Studies Programme (GSP) Main role is to act as a "think tank", laying the groundwork for the agency's future activities. Objectives of the general studies programme are: Contribute to the overall ESA strategy; Study the feasibility of new mission concepts; Prepare/demonstrate the case for approval and funding of new optional projects/programmes; Support the evolution of ESA by analysing and testing new working methodologies. Hugely diverse, covering spectrum of ESA activities. 1-2 year studies, 30 to 50 new studies per cycle. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 53

53 Science Core Technology Programme (CTP) To ensure early and effective preparation of ESA's future science missions by advance preparation of the critical enabling technologies required for successful mission development. Substantial effort is spent on reaching sufficient definition and technology maturity of Science and Robotic Exploration missions. TRP: TRL up to 3 or 4; CTP: generally TRL up to 6. Generally Mission-focused. Work plans are updated annually. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 54

54 Earth Observation Envelope Programme (EOEP) Preparing all ESA Earth Observation missions until start of satellite project implementation, under 3 lines. Earth Observation Preparation Activities (EOPA) Earth Watch Definition (EWD) Instrument Pre-Development (IPD) Covers end-to-end preparation of missions, from new sensor and spacecraft technologies to overall mission architecture and supporting science studies. The EOEP is run as an optional ESA programme through successive five-year periods. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 55

55 Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems Global telecoms market moves rapidly and is extremely competitive. To compete Worldwide, European and Canadian industry must continually innovate and improve standards The TIA ARTES programme enables European and Canadian industry to explore, through R&D activities, innovative concepts to produce leadingedge satcom commercial products and services. Restricted to ESA participating member states. Old New ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 56

56 Navigation Innovation and Support Programme Goal: To facilitate the generation of innovative propositions along the entire satellite navigation value chain and strengthen the existing industrial base of the European navigation sector. NAVISP is structured into three elements; developing new space PNT tech and concepts industrial competitiveness support to Member State national programmes Investigate the integration of satellite navigation with non-space technologies and complementary positioning and communication techniques. ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 57

57 Links ESA s Technology Programmes ring_technology/shaping_the_future/background _of_esa_s_technology_programmes Business With ESA EMITS ESA Published Invitations to Tender ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 58

58 Coming Up

59 7 th International Workshop on Microwave Filters 7 th IWMF is Co-organised together with CNES and 2018 edition will take place at ESA/ESTEC ( April 2018). Call for papers is open. FIMU4SPACE short-course will take place in April 20 at ESA/ESTEC and it is a short version of the Course on Microwaves (EuCoM - EuMA) MICROWAVE FILTERS AND MULTIPLEXING NETWORKS FOR SPACE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS whose 3 rd edition will take place in ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 60

60 Additive Manufacturing for RF/Microwave Hardware IVEC October 2018 ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 61

61 SOLAR ORBITER venturing closer to the Sun than any mission before it GAIA performing a 3D survey of more than a billion local stars EXOMARS ROVER tasked with looking for signs on life on and under the Martian surface BEPICOLOMBO mission to Mercury ESA UNCLASSIFIED - For Official Use Iain Davies Dutch RF Conference 29/11/2017 Slide 62