ESA Open Invitation to Tender AO10063
Open Date: 07/10/2019
Closing Date: 20/11/2019 13:00:00

Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 19.133.17
Prog. Ref.: Technology Developme
Budget Ref.: E/0901-01 – Technology Developme
Special Prov.: AT+BE+CH+CZ+DE+DK+EE+ES+FR+FI+GB+GR+HU+IT+IE+LU+NO+NL+PL+PT+RO+SE
Tender Type: C
Price Range: > 500 KEURO
Products: Satellites & Probes / Mechanisms / Mechanisms / Deployment (SADM, SADE, …) / Satellites & Probes / Payloads / Instruments / RF and microwave Instruments / Imaging Radars / Satellites & Probes / Payloads / Instruments / RF and microwave Instruments / Altimeters / Satellites & Probes / Structures / Folded structures
Technology Domains: Structures / Structural Design and Verification Methods and Tools / S/C Design and Design Tools / Structures / High Stability and High-Precision S/C Structures / Advanced Material Technologies for Stable Structures / Structures / High Stability and High-Precision S/C Structures / Joining and Mounting Technologies / Structures / High Stability and High-Precision S/C Structures / Thermo-elastic Stability Verification Technologies / Structures / Inflatable and Deployable Structures / Joining Technologies
Establishment: ESTEC
Directorate: Directorate of Tech, Eng. & Quality
Department: Mechanical Engineering Department
Division: Structure and Mechanisms Division
Contract Officer: Almeida, Rudolfo
Industrial Policy Measure: N/A – Not apply
Last Update Date: 07/10/2019
Update Reason: Loaded a new Clarification(English version)

Objective(s) of the Activity:The objective of this activity is the detailed design and development of a large deployable reflectorof 8 m RF radiating aperture featuring a complimentary RF reflective surface technology to metallic mesh. The targeted operational frequency shall be suitable for operation in at least Ka-Band, in the vicinity of 36.5 GHz. Hardware to be produced during this activity are:- Breadboards for verification of functional and environmental requirements- Samples for verification of properties and performance (e.g. material parameters, RF parameters)- Demonstrator model of representative quality for a flight demonstrator, to betested for deployment functions and main critical environments.