DEEP SPACE KA BAND UP AND DOWN CONVERTER EVOLUTION
26, October 2018

ESA Open Invitation to Tender AO9503
Open Date: 25/10/2018
Closing Date: 12/12/2018 13:00:00

Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 18.112.12
Prog. Ref.: ESTRACK Infrastr
Budget Ref.: E/0700-3-5 – ESTRACK Infrastr
Special Prov.: AT+BE+CH+CZ+DE+DK+EE+ES+FI+FR+GB+GR+HU+IE+IT+LU+NL+NO+PL+PT+RO+SE+SI+CA
Tender Type: C
Price Range: > 500 KEURO
Products: Ground Segment / Ground Station / RF equipment / Transmitter and Receiver assemblies, Frequency converters, …
Techology Domains: Ground Station Systems and Networks / Ground Station System / Microwave and Optical Active/Passive Systems
Establishment: ESOC
Directorate: Directorate of Operations
Department: Ground Systems Engineering Department
Division: Ground Station Systems Division
Contract Officer: Bednarek, Maren
Industrial Policy Measure: N/A – Not apply
Last Update Date: 25/10/2018
Update Reason: Tender issue

The objective of the activity is the development of new deep space Ka band up converter and down converter .The purpose of the development is to reduce the cost of investment and maintenance of Ka band up and down frequency converters. In addition the new Ka band down converter shall support wideband ranging capability and the operational bandwidth shall be at least 500 MHz. The IF of thedownconverter shall be compatible with the new ESA receiver (1550 MHz).

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