ESA Open Invitation to Tender AO9854
Open Date: 02/05/2019
Closing Date: 14/06/2019 13:00:00

Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 19.154.06
Prog. Ref.: NAVISP Element 1
Budget Ref.: E/0365-10 – NAVISP Element 1
Special Prov.: AT+BE+CZ+DE+DK+FI+FR+NO+RO+CH+GB+NL
Tender Type: C
Price Range: > 500 KEURO
Products: Satellites & Probes / RF / Microwave Communication (Platform and Payloads) / Receivers / “Navigation Receivers *See AOCS & GNC – Single-frequency (Platform/Low-end missions) – Multiple-frequency (Science mission/hig-end missions)” / Satellites & Probes / Electronics / EEE Components / Connectors
Techology Domains: RF Systems, Payloads and Technologies / Radio Navigation Systems/Subsystems / Onboard Receivers / RF Systems, Payloads and Technologies / RF Payloads / Navigation Payloads
Establishment: ESTEC
Directorate: Directorate of Navigation
Department: Strategy and Programme Department
Division: NAVISP Programme Office
Contract Officer: Papaioannou, Maria
Industrial Policy Measure: N/A – Not apply
Last Update Date: 02/05/2019
Update Reason: Tender issue

The objective of this is activity is twofold: 1) to perform a dedicated System study on the use of multi-constellation GNSS forEarth-Moon missions completing previous studies, confirming feasibility, assessing achievable performances and identifying a preliminary architecture with possible enhancements/augmentation to existing GNSS constellations for Moon PNT service;2) the activity includes the development and testing of a GNSS space-borne receiver for use in future demonstrations missions, to gather data and support further system activities.The system study shall be completed in a maximum of 9 months, while for the GNSS high-sensitive spaceborne prototype receiver development a maximum of 18 months shall be foreseen (target TRL5, Elegant Breadboard).