ESA Open Invitation to Tender AO10372
Open Date: 11/08/2020
Closing Date: 16/10/2020 13:00:00

Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 20.1ET.18
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: > 500 KEURO
Products: Satellites & Probes / RF / Microwave Communication (Platform and Payloads) / RF Comm. Eng. SW / SW for RF Comm. design, analysis, simulation, etc.
Technology Domains: RF Systems, Payloads and Technologies / Radio Navigation Systems/Subsystems / Navigation System Tools
Establishment: ESTEC
Directorate: Directorate of Tech, Eng. & Quality
Department: Electrical Department
Contract Officer: Seynaeve, Christophe Rene R.
Industrial Policy Measure: N/A – Not apply
Last Update Date: 11/08/2020
Update Reason: Tender issue

This activity supports early technology developments for LEO Positioning, Navigation and Timing (LEO PNT), from the perspective of the test user equipment (UE) early technologies prototyping and their impact on performances. The technologies will be consolidated and proven up to the level of breadboards, for instance:- Technologies for a LEO PNT UE (e.g. most relevant UE capabilities for theLEO PNT concepts, including hardware, frequencies, processing engines and algorithms such as Time-of-Arrival/Frequency-of-Arrival,ultra-low energy capabilities, etc.)- Resilient high-accuracy based on carrier phase of LEO signals- Emulation of indoor coverage on multiple frequencies using, for instance, available signals from LEO.This activity encompasses the following tasks:- Consolidatethe list of targeted key technologies- Develop breadboards assess their performances- Integrate the results in end-to-end simulations to extrapolate the performances- Synthesis, recommendations and outreach