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HIGH EXTINCTION RATIO AMPLITUDE MODULATORS AND PULSE SHAPER ELECTRONICS FOR QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION (QKD) (ARTES 4.0 SL SPL 5F.028) - RE-ISSUE
Objective: The objective of the activity is to develop, manufacture and test technologies for high dynamic extinction ratio (ER) optical amplitude modulators operating at GHz modulation frequencies and their associated electronics for space applications. Targeted Improvements: 10 dB increase of extinction ratio compared with current baseline products, which translates as an improvement of the achievable Quantum Bit Error rate (and consequently…
TECHNICAL COMPARISON OF PROTOCOLS FOR GEO BROADBAND SATELLITE SYSTEMS (ARTES FPE 1D.024) - EXPRO+
The two satellite communication protocols DVB-S2X/RCS2 and 3GPP 5G-NR NTN have quite different origins and have been developed considering quite different market needs and user requirements. DVB-S2X has been optimised specifically for broadband transmissions overa satellite communications channel, whilst 5G-NR is strongly influenced by the performance of handheld user devices operating at lower frequency bands in a terrestrial cellular network…
Q/V-BAND DUAL-POLARISED WAVEGUIDE ROTARY JOINT (ARTES AT 5C.468) (RE-ISSUE)
The objective of the activity is to design, manufacture and test a dual-polarised waveguide rotary joint for Q- and V-band steerable feeder link antennas.Targeted Improvements:Enabling technology for dual-polarised and dual-frequency Q- and V-band mechanical steerable antennas for future low/medium Earth orbit telecommunication satellite constellations and geostationary satellite gateway linksDescription:Waveguide RF rotary joints are essentia…
EURIALO DEMONSTRATOR FIXED CALL FOR PROPOSAL
The Project 's overarching objective is to design develop and test of an in flight demonstrator representative of a novel satellite-based independent European surveillance system. The final system objectives being to prove that aircraft positioning obtained through a satellite based only system can provide complementary Air Traffic Management (ATM) surveillance services in accordance with aircraft positioning requirements , without rel…
ARTES 4.0 TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS ACTIVITY - STANDARD CALL FOR PROPOSALS
This Call for Proposals covers the industry initiated activities for the four Programmes lines identified below:ARTES Core Competitiveness Generic ProgrammeLine- Component B: Competitiveness GrowthARTES Strategic Programme Line Space for 5G/6G and Sustainable Connectivity ARTES Strategic Programme Line Space Systems for Safety and Security (4S)ARTES Strategic Programme Line Optical and Quantum Communication - ScyLight. The participating state…
INTEGRATED Q/V/W-BAND PASSIVE RF HARDWARE FOR GROUND SEGMENT NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ARTES AT 6A.077) (ON DELEGATION REQUEST) (RE-ISSUE)
The objective of this activity is to design, manufacture and test integrated Q/V/W-band passive RF hardware for ground segment gateways. Targeted Improvements:- Reduction of number of piece parts by at least a factor of 2;- Reduction of losses in the order of 0.5 to 2dB due to less RF interfaces;- Reduction of effort of assembly, integration and testing.Description: Very High Throughput Satellite systems are shifting towards higher frequencies…
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATION (ARTES FPE 1A.122) - EXPRO+
Recent years have seen increased international focus on limiting the effects of humankind's industrial activity on the Earth's environment. Although the space sector has been a small consideration to date, increasing societal, governmental, and industrial attention is now being devoted to the environmental impact of space activity. With the private sector becoming the dominant source for new space missions, the role of business in en…
DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING BUILDING BLOCKS FOR SATELLITE INTERNET OF THINGS COMMUNICATIONS (ARTES AT 6B.057) (RE-ISSUE)
Objective: The objective of the activity is to develop, implement and verify core digital signal processing (DSP) sub-modules for Satcom Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) transceivers. The DSP cores shall be bit-true implemented for a set of commercially available hardware platforms. Targeted Improvements: Enabling core DSP sub-modules development for standard hardware platforms. Such a library does not exist today and will…
QUANTUM MEMORY PROTOTYPE FOR SPACE (ARTES 4.0 SL SPL 5F.034) (RE-ISSUE)
Objective: Design and implement an Elegant Breadboard (EBB) for a quantum memory device capable of demonstrating high optical efficiency and long storage times, targeting future applications as a part of a satellite payload for long-range quantum communications. The EBB will be used to benchmark performance of the selected memory system, and to provide preliminary system level requirements to define the future steps of the development plan. Ta…
HIGH SPEED DISRUPTIVE TOLERANT NETWORKING NODE FOR DIRECT-TO-EARTH LINKS (ARTES AT 6B.095) (RE-ISSUE)
The objective of this activity is to develop and test a prototype of a Disruptive Tolerant Network (DTN) software node for the ground segment for usage in end-to-end data communication architectures, to support high speed Direct-to-Earth space links with bit rates up to 10Gbit/s. The DTN node shall be adaptable to state of art high speed modems and monitoring and control architectures. Targeted Improvements: enable disruptive tolerant network…
WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXER (WDM) AND DE-MULTIPLEXER AT 1550 NM FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS (ARTES 4.0 SL SPL 5G.027) (RE-ISSUE)
Objective: The objective of the activity is to design, develop and test and engineering model of WDM multiplexers/demultiplexers at1550 nm for operation in space. Targeted Improvements: Enabling WDM technology for space. Description:Existing WDM (de-)multiplexers are developed for terrestrial applications and do not exist in space qualified versions. The WDM multiplexer and demultiplexer at1550 nm (optical C- and L-band) shall be assessed for…
REFERENCE IP CORE FOR UNIVERSAL SATELLITE-TERRESTRIAL 5G USER EQUIPMENT (ARTES SPL 5G 7B.056) (RE-ISSUE)
The objective of the activity is to develop and validate a reference high-throughput IP core to be used as a basis for universal satellite-terrestrial connectivity in 5G user equipment. The development will support both 5G New Radio (NR) Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial (satellite) Networks and will be compliant with 3GPP Release 17. The target maximum throughput will be in the order of hundreds of Mbps requiring specialised hardware (e.g. FPGA…
WIRELESSLY CONNECTED TEXTILE ANTENNAS FOR SMART CLOTHING (ARTES AT 7C.063) (RE-ISSUE)
The objective of this activity is to design, manufacture and test textile flexible antennas (or arrays) for smart clothing SATCOM applications. Targeted Improvements:Enabling technology for smart clothing SATCOM applications. Description: Textile antennas have enabled "smart clothes" with embedded body-worn antenna systems and find applications for sport outfits, emergency workers' outfit, medical and space suits. The technology…
DIRECT SATELLITE TO VEHICLE MULTICASTING BELOW 6 GHZ BASED ON OPEN STANDARDS (ARTES AT 7C.072) (RE-ISSUE)
The objective of the activity is to develop a solution to provide direct satellite to vehicle multicasting services for video and data distribution in frequencies below 6 GHz and based on open standards. The solution will be verified by a test bed that will implement key ground segment components including a prototype receiver. The test bed will be developed as part of the activityTargeted Improvements: Increasing the number of concurrent deli…
MOONLIGHT PARTNERSHIP PROJECT - LUNAR COMMUNICATION AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM (LCNS) PHASE B2/C/D/E (SYSTEM AND SERVICES)
Moonlight Public Private Partnership contract addressing the procurement of cislunar communication and navigation services as well as the development of the co-funded infrastructure required for those services.
OPS-SAT SPACE LAB FLIGHT OPPORTUNITY FOR SPACE CYBERSECURITY SERVICES (4S SPL) - FIXED CALL FOR PROPOSAL
ESA's TIA Directorate has partnered with ESA's Operations Directorate (OPS) to provide flight opportunities to demonstrate, validate and showcase cybersecurity-related products and services.
FINANCE FOR A GREEN TRANSITION FEASIBILITY STUDY - EXPRO+
The goals of the feasibility study "Finance for a Green Transition" are to identify, characterize and assess the technical feasibility and commercial viability of space-empowered services which address relevant customer needs across the financial sector and the wider economy related to "Greening Finance", supporting investment decisions and opportunities to meet environmental targets and comply with international policies a…
STANDARDISED GROUND SOFTWARE COMPONENTS FOR ORCHESTRATING HIGH THROUGHPUT SATELLITE SERVICES (ARTES AT 6B.097) (RE-ISSUE)
The objective of the activity is to design, develop and test standardised ground software components to control, manage and share resources of a fleet of flexible high throughput satellites among multi-vendor service operators and service providers.Targeted Improvements:- increase the uptime of satellite service at least by a factor of 2,- facilitate the integration of the satellite into other communication networks and provide flexibility for…
IAP.FS.OT.006 SUSTAINABLE SYNERGIES: INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS FOR POSITIVE IMPACT FS - EXPRO+
The objective of this feasibility study is to investigate the technical feasibility and the economic viability of services addressing interconnected systems for positive impact where at least two systems considered "isolated", including eco-systems, are operated in a synergistic manner so that externalities are re-used or recycled and with the use of at least one space assets. Examples include parking lots and solar panels. Solar pan…
OPTICAL GROUND BEACON LASER SYSTEM (ARTES 4.0 SL SPL 6C.015)
Objective: The objective of this activity is to design, manufacture and test an uplink laser transmitter according to the recently agreed standard 141b1 of the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) on optical on-off keying. The implementation includes a high power (>20W) ground beacon transmitter system at 1590nm and at 1605nm. Targeted Improvements: 100% output power increaseof optical beacon transmitter. Reduction of compl…
NEXT GENERATION 4S SATCOM SOLUTIONS - DESIGN (B1) PHASES (ARTES 4.0 4S SPL 3A.150 / 4S.011) (RE-ISSUE)
Objective: Objective is to consolidate design of innovative and promising next-generation 4S satcom solutions put forward by exploratory next-generation satcom system studies, including those identified as possible components of an EU Connectivity infrastructure,in anticipation of CM22 and the possible need to secure additional funding for theirdevelopment, early deployment and end-to-end validation. Targeted Improvements: Preliminary design a…