Space Applications Ground Segment ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS July 22, 2014-1
Business segment review 2
ComSats (Communication Satellites) Leading position maintained worldwide: Cortex CRT-Q provided for 28/28 ComSats expected to be launched in 2014 Cortex CRT NT end of life: Important refurbishment opportunities 15% of remaining Cortex NT consequently refurbished Goal : 100% within 18 months #1 Comsat major achievements: JABIRU program in Australia MODSAT program in JAPAN INMARSAT satellites 5th generation Active Continuous R&D: One ZDS face: ZDS explores and provides every new types of Ranging Passive Semi-Active July 22, 2014-3
Agencies Nation-critical missions: ZDS accross the board CNES / Cormoran on-going delivery ISTRAC / DeltaDOR on-going project Air Force / AFSCN Eumetsat/ Meteosat Third Generation GeoKompsat-2A to beawarded to be awarded WIP ESA: Moving the boundaries Ka-band: antenna buzz & key-role in R&D activities Successfull delivery of shipborne system for ESA s re-entry vehicle High visibility of ZDS solutions Launch services: New players in the arena ZDS providing ground telemetry antennas for several countries July 22, 2014-4
Scientific & Defense E/O Sentinel-1 and LDCM new demods& antennas requirements Multiple Cortex HDR supplies & new antennas Commercial data services: consolidated& agressive market ZDS is«prime-agnostic» customer can focus on the telemetry service vs Innovation downstream: Application/scenarii-oriented solutions Nation-critical/ Defence: Direct Access to useable data Procurement of satellite: Airbus DS vs smallsats Mobile TerminalsCollectingdata fromsatellites In-the-field shareable de-classified data July 22, 2014-5
Small satellites < 500kg < 50kg Cubesats 10x10x10cm, 1kg, 1W Mostly university projects A few commercial initiatives Not our main target > 100 launches per year ~ few k$ UHF/VHF, radioamateur 50 200 Kg Smallsats Good instruments in spite of bus compactness New venture-companies Although cost is lower, it is still high datalink is crucial New opportunities, catching the most promising So many popping all around the world S+X bands CCSDS July 22, 2014-6
Product review 7
Cortex CRT: a mature product Cortex CRT: sustained over decades Architecture : Taking advantage of the latest technology Full Software Defined Radio platform Cortex CRT-Quantum: One box for now& the future Hardware provision for advanced functionnalities: Advanced decoding capabilities Spread Spectrum capabilities Inmarsat New ranging technologies to answer customers challenges: Semi Active Ranging Eutelsat Hybrid Ranging Thales Alenia Space Passive Ranging Used in Geolocation July 22, 2014-8
Cortex HDR The famous XXL remains the universal demod for all the current and next generation of E/O missions Ideal for X-band missions, fully multimisson More competition: Viasat, Kongsberg, SSBV Most advanced capabilities: ZDS unique inventions: DEAF / X-DEAF Advanced CCSDS capabiliites like VCM 4G warmly welcomed for Ka-band missions Unrivaled capabilities: Multi-Channel, up to 6.4 Gbps, innovative I/O Competition outdistanced July 22, 2014-9 4G
Radio frequency conversion units State-of-the-art equipment TT&C : S-band & X-band amplifiers& converters Payload reception: X-band & Ka-band converters to Cortex RF dedicated team Ressource from Normandy dedicated to following customer enquiries Complementary to Cortex July 22, 2014-10
IF recorders Recording and reproducing IF signals with perfect fidelity New solutions for the Space Ground Segment: Satellite AIT Compatibility suitcases Troobleshooting Operations back-up 1 product per application: RSR: Radio Signal Recorder (CRT based) for Space and Flight tests applications Up to 4 channels of 40 MHz WBR: Wide Bandwidth Recorder (HDR based) For high rate Satellite telemetry, radio-astronomy, signal intelligence Up to 600 MHz or 2 x 300 MHz July 22, 2014-11
Antennas: Ka-band Accomplished Fully developed, manufactured and characterized On-Going 25.5-27 GHz, dual polarization, mono-pulse Real-scale qualification on 5.5 m antenna on-going Ready to sell in 2.4 / 5.5 / 11 m configurations! Next steps X and Ka bands will cohabit for years: be ready for X+Ka Band TT&C will continue in S-band: be ready for S+X+Ka band On-going design of S/X/Ka band feed. Ready end 2015 Full concentric design, autotrack in all bands Cryo LNA (for Ka) under study July 22, 2014-12
Products for Smallsats Tailored solutions Already serving the Smallsat market Educational: ICON (Berlekey Univ., USA), X-SAT (NTU, Singapore) Commercial: CESat-1 (Canon, Japan), Teleos-1 (STSat, Singapore) SpaceAgencies: Formosat7 / Cosmic2 (NSPO, Taiwan) Adapted sales speech Adaptability Evolutivity Flexibility ZDS Turnkey solutions Integrated equipment SDR: design-to-cost solutions ZDS ismemberof the Van Allen foundation July 22, 2014-13 (French univ, JPL, 3D+, Astrium )
Services Extended warranty & refresher trainings No risk solution for years : Think extended warranty Refresher training session: New features on satellites TT&C, New ranging features IT security enhancement Baseline: W7e OS based product line with standard hardening 1st level: possibility to comply with enhanced hardening 2 nd level: Bi-annual security fixes service to keep up to date 3 rd party antennas refurbishment Till now: 15 successful RF and/or servo systems retrofit High mechanical and servos skills required Feasibility study on a case by case basis (LEO, GEO, remote location ) July 22, 2014-14