ESA Open Invitation to Tender AO9819
Open Date: 02/05/2019
Closing Date: 21/06/2019 13:00:00

Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 19.1ET.10
Prog. Ref.: Technology Developme
Budget Ref.: E/0901-01 – Technology Developme
Special Prov.: BE+DK+FR+DE+IT+NL+ES+SE+CH+GB+IE+AT+NO+FI+PT+GR+LU+CZ+RO+PL+EE+HU
Tender Type: C
Price Range: 200-500 KEURO
Products: Satellites & Probes / RF / Microwave Communication (Platform and Payloads) / Antennas – BB / Antenna Towers and/or Reflectors
Techology Domains: Electromagnetic Technologies and Techniques / Antennas / Reflector and Lens Antennas
Establishment: ESTEC
Directorate: Directorate of Tech, Eng. & Quality
Department: Electrical Department
Division: RF Payloads & Technology Division
Contract Officer: Ferreol, Audrey
Industrial Policy Measure: N/A – Not apply
Last Update Date: 02/05/2019
Update Reason: Tender issue

Small/cube satellites are very attractive for use in several applications. Cubesats were initially envisioned primarily as educational tools or low cost technology demonstration platforms that could be developed and launched within one or two years. Recently, , more advanced cubesat missions have been developed and proposed, indicating that cubesats have clearly started to transition from being solely educational and technology demonstration platforms to offer opportunities for low-cost real science and commercial missions.All these missions lack a large (between 1 and 3m) deployable antenna to offer the maximum benefit and science return. This technology has been identified as enabling technology. This activity encompasses the following tasks: Large unfurlable offset fed reflector concepts with low stowage ratio for small/cube satellite shall be traded-off and a baseline architecture selected. The selected reflector concept shall be designed in detail. A demonstrator shall be designed, manufactured and tested. The test campaign shall include, as a minimum, deployment/stowage test, surface profile measurement and RF measurement.