Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1) - Союз-СТБ/Фрегат-МТ (VS16) - Куру ELS - 28.01.2017 - 04:03:34

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Hispasat 36W-1 Technical specifications

Technical specifications[TH]Description[/TH][TH]Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1)[/TH]

Orbital position and coverages	36º West
Transponders	20 transponders in Ku band and aditional capacity of 3 transponders in Ka band
Bandwidth	144 MHz (Ka) and 33 and 36 MHz (Ku)
Communication antennas (4)	Antenna reception active reconfigurable (RedSAT), two antenas reflectibles deployables in Ku band and one fixed in Ka band.
Onboard processor	RedSAT
Dry mass	1,700 kg
Launch mass	3.2 Tonnes
Payload power	> 3.4 kW
Available power	> 6.0 kW
Lifespan	15 years
Manufacturer	OHB System AG
Launcher	Arianespace (Soyuz)

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ESA España ‏@esa_es 12 янв.
#FelizJueves ¿Conoces el #satélite @Hispasat H36W-1 de la plataforma #SmallGEO? Aquí te lo presentamos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh4cDz9Dsl8 ...
 

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Буклет (En) Small Geostationary Platform - 573 743 b

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На ArianeSpace появилась Upcoming Mission

Soyuz Flight VS16                                                                   
Launch date      January 27, 2017                                           
 Payload(s)         Hispasat 36W-1     

more about this mission                                  

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РОСКОСМОС. РН «СОЮЗ-СТ-Б» УСТАНОВЛЕНА В СТАРТОВУЮ СИСТЕМУ НА КОСМОДРОМЕ ГКЦ


24 января 2017 года в Гвианском космическом центре (ГКЦ) завершены операции по вывозу и установке ракеты-носителя (РН) «Союз-СТ-Б» в стартовую систему. Начались работы по подготовке РН к пуску по графику первого стартового дня.
 
Сегодня будут проведены операции по стыковке пневмо- и заправочных коммуникаций РН «Союз-СТ-Б» и сборке схем системы управления, системы измерений и термостатирования РН. Также запланированы работы по транспортировке и установке на РН космической головной части в составе разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» и европейского телекоммуникационного космического аппарата (КА) Hispasat AG-1 («ХиспаСат АГ-1»). Особенностью подготовки пуска в Гвиане является раздельная транспортировка трех ступеней РН и космической головной части с последующей их сборкой на пусковой установке с использованием мобильной башни обслуживания.
 
Во второй стартовый день запланированы автономные проверки и испытания систем разгонного блока и ракеты-носителя. День завершится генеральными испытаниями. 26 января 2017 года запланировано ключевое совещание, на котором будет рассмотрены вопросы готовности к запуску космического аппарата. Также будут проведены операции по подготовке к заправке ракеты-носителя компонентами топлива. В графике четвертого стартового дня предусмотрена предстартовая подготовка разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ», заседание комиссии на заправку РН и сама заправка ракеты-носителя.
 
Подготовка РН «Союз-СТ-Б» и работа поставленного российской стороной наземного технологического оборудования обеспечивается специалистами предприятий РОСКОСМОСА. Запуск космических аппаратов с космодрома ГКЦ будут проводить совместные российские-европейские пусковые расчеты.
 
Пуск РН «Союз-СТ-Б» с космической головной частью в составе разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» и космического аппарата Hispasat AG-1 запланирован 28 января 2017 года в 04:03:34 мск с космодрома ГКЦ.
 
Заказчиком пуска космического аппарата Hispasat AG-1 выступает испанская компания HISPASAT. КА Hispasat AG-1 производства компании OHB system GmbH предназначен для предоставления широкого спектра телекоммуникационных услуг (цифровое телевидение, высокоскоростной интернет, мобильная и фиксированная связь) для Европы, Канарских островов и Южной Америки.
 

http://www.roscosmos.ru/23157/

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Arianespace Flight VS16: Hispasat 36W-1

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Launcher and payload preparations for #Soyuz Flight #VS16 are highlighted in the latest video from @Arianespace:

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Launch Kit v.2 от 2017-01-23 14:21:13

En - 1 071 214 b, Fr - 1 089 623 b

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Soyuz rolls out for Arianespace's medium-lift launch with Hispasat 36W-1

http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/soyuz-rollout-vs16/

Soyuz   January 24, 2017                                                    
 
Soyuz rolls out for Arianespace's medium-lift launch with Hispasat 36W-1                         
 
The Soyuz launcher for Arianespace's year-opening mission rolled out to the launch pad in French Guiana today, readying the vehicle to receive its Hispasat 36W-1 payload for a nighttime liftoff fr om the Spaceport on January 27.                        
                         
                            

The Soyuz launcher is transferred by rail from the Spaceport's MIK assembly facility to the ELS launch zone.

Soyuz was moved from the Spaceport's MIK launcher assembly facility to the ELS launch zone, using a transport/erector rail car in a horizontal transfer process. When positioned over the launch pad, the vehicle was erected into a vertical orientation, wh ere it is suspended in place by four large support arms.
With this step's completion, the mobile gantry was moved into position around the basic three-stage launcher – providing protection for the upcoming installation of Soyuz' "upper composite," which consists of the Hispasat 36W-1 spacecraft, plus the Fregat upper stage and payload fairing.
 

Flight VS16: a mission with several "firsts"

Friday's mission, designated Flight VS16 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system, will be the first for Soyuz to geostationary transfer orbit in the medium-lift vehicle's operations from the Spaceport. Soyuz was introduced at French Guiana in 2011, and has performed 15 missions to date from the South America facility.
Another first for Flight VS16 is the Hispasat 36W-1 passenger – the initial telecommunications satellite to use the SmallGEO series platform, developed under the European Space Agency's (ESA) Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) program. Its design and manufacture was performed by Germany's OHB System AG.
Once in orbit at a position of 36 deg. West, the three-metric-ton-category telecommunications platform will provide relay coverage and multimedia services across Europe, the Canary Islands and South America at the service of Hispasat – a world leader in Spanish and Portuguese broadcasting.

This photo series highlights today's erection sequence for Soyuz at the Spaceport. After being positioned on the launch pad by its transporter/erector rail car (left), Soyuz is raised by the erector's support arm (center photo). At right, the 53-meter-tall mobile gantry moves into position around Soyuz, providing a protected environment for installation of the mission's Hispasat 36W-1 payload, as well as for final checkout of the fully-integrated launch vehicle.
 

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Spaceflight Now ‏@SpaceflightNow  12 мин.12 минут назад
Russian ground crew rolls Soyuz rocket to launch pad in South America to loft Spanish-owned satellite Friday night. http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/24/soyuz-rolled-to-launch-pad-for-first-geostationary-launch-from-french-guiana/ ...
 
 

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РОСКОСМОС. РН «СОЮЗ-СТ-Б» УСТАНОВЛЕНА В СТАРТОВУЮ СИСТЕМУ НА КОСМОДРОМЕ ГКЦ
http://www.roscosmos.ru/print/23157/

РОСКОСМОС. РН «СОЮЗ-СТ-Б» УСТАНОВЛЕНА В СТАРТОВУЮ СИСТЕМУ НА КОСМОДРОМЕ ГКЦ
24.01.2017 15:52
 

   24 января 2017 года в Гвианском космическом центре (ГКЦ) завершены операции по вывозу и установке ракеты-носителя (РН) «Союз-СТ-Б» в стартовую систему. Начались работы по подготовке РН к пуску по графику первого стартового дня.

    

   Сегодня будут проведены операции по стыковке пневмо- и заправочных коммуникаций РН «Союз-СТ-Б» и сборке схем системы управления, системы измерений и термостатирования РН. Также запланированы работы по транспортировке и установке на РН космической головной части в составе разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» и европейского телекоммуникационного космического аппарата (КА) Hispasat AG-1 («ХиспаСат АГ-1»). Особенностью подготовки пуска в Гвиане является раздельная транспортировка трех ступеней РН и космической головной части с последующей их сборкой на пусковой установке с использованием мобильной башни обслуживания.

    

   Во второй стартовый день запланированы автономные проверки и испытания систем разгонного блока и ракеты-носителя. День завершится генеральными испытаниями. 26 января 2017 года запланировано ключевое совещание, на котором будет рассмотрены вопросы готовности к запуску космического аппарата. Также будут проведены операции по подготовке к заправке ракеты-носителя компонентами топлива. В графике четвертого стартового дня предусмотрена предстартовая подготовка разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ», заседание комиссии на заправку РН и сама заправка ракеты-носителя.

    

   Подготовка РН «Союз-СТ-Б» и работа поставленного российской стороной наземного технологического оборудования обеспечивается специалистами предприятий РОСКОСМОСА. Запуск космических аппаратов с космодрома ГКЦ будут проводить совместные российские-европейские пусковые расчеты.

    

   Пуск РН «Союз-СТ-Б» с космической головной частью в составе разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» и космического аппарата Hispasat AG-1 запланирован 28 января 2017 года в 04:03:34 мск с космодрома ГКЦ.

    

   Заказчиком пуска космического аппарата Hispasat AG-1 выступает испанская компания HISPASAT. КА Hispasat AG-1 производства компании OHB system GmbH предназначен для предоставления широкого спектра телекоммуникационных услуг (цифровое телевидение, высокоскоростной интернет, мобильная и фиксированная связь) для Европы, Канарских островов и Южной Америки.

    

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   Гвианский космический центр - европейский космодром, расположенный вблизи города Куру во Французской Гвиане (департамент Франции в Южной Америки). Его расположение около экватора обеспечивает 15% преимущество по полезной нагрузке по сравнению с запусками в восточном направлении с американского космодрома на мысе Канаверал и 40% - при запусках с космодрома БАЙКОНУР. С начала 70-х годов прошлого века ГКЦ используется для запусков КА ракетами-носителями семейства «Ариан». Космодром используется в интересах совместных европейских космических программ.

    

   Российско-европейский проект «Союз» в Гвианском космическом центре» начался в 2003 году, когда на правительственном уровне было принято решение о запусках РН «Союз» с европейского космодрома во Французской Гвиане. В рамках принятых решений был подписан целый ряд межправительственных соглашений, которые заложили правовую основу для подписания контрактов на создание наземной инфраструктуры стартового комплекса «Союз», изготовление и отгрузку РН «Союз-СТ» и разгонных блоков «Фрегат» в Гвианский космический центр. В 2005 году началось строительство стартового комплекса для РН «Союз-СТ», в мае 2011 года состоялась официальная церемония передачи стартового комплекса Европейскому космическому агентству и эксплуатанту космодрома – компании «Арианэспас». Первый пуск РН «Союз-СТ» состоялся в октябре 2011 года. Ежегодно осуществляется 2-3 пуска как в интересах ЕКА, так и в интересах коммерческих компаний. Действующая программа сотрудничества с французскими компаниями по запускам из Гвианского космического центра и Байконура рассчитана до 2020 года включительно.

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Arianespace ‏@Arianespace 13 мин. назад

Mark your calendars! Our first flight of 2017 is set for January 27 at 10:03 PM French Guiana time, with #Soyuz launching @Hispasat 36W-1
 
  

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Arianespace ‏@Arianespace 8 мин. назад

#Arianespace's latest #VS16 video is online, highlighting the Jan. 27 #Soyuz mission's @Hispasat 36W-1 payload: 

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Сабж установлен на РН:

• Arianespace ‏@Arianespace 57 мин. назад
   
   The @Hispasat 36W-1 satellite has been installed on #Soyuz, completing the launcher integration for Flight #VS16 http://bit.ly/2jy4c8V 
   
   
  

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Hispasat 36W-1 is integrated on Soyuz for Friday's medium-lift Arianespace mission from the Spaceport

http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/vs16-payload-integration-spaceport/
 

Soyuz   January 25, 2017                                                    
  Hispasat 36W-1 is integrated on Soyuz for Friday's medium-lift Arianespace mission from the Spaceport                            
 
The Soyuz for Arianespace's first mission of 2017 from the Spaceport in French Guiana is now complete, following its "topping off" with the Hispasat 36W-1 telecommunications satellite.                        
                            

The Hispasat 36W-1 satellite, encapsulated in Soyuz' ST-type payload fairing along with the Fregat upper stage, arrives on the launch pad (photo, left) and is hoisted inside the mobile gantry for installation atop the launch vehicle (photo at right).

Integration of Hispasat 36W-1 occurred in the mobile gantry on the Spaceport's ELS launch pad, with this three-metric-ton-category relay platform encapsulated in Soyuz' ST-type payload fairing along with the Fregat upper stage.
All is now ready for the final checkout and tomorrow's Launch Readiness Review, which will clear the way for a January 27 nighttime departure of the medium-lift mission, designated Flight VS16 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system.

 

Soyuz' first Spaceport mission to GTO

Hispasat 36W-1 is the initial telecommunications satellite to use a SmallGEO series platform, developed under the European Space Agency's (ESA) Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) program. It was designed and manufactured by Germany's OHB System AG.
After reaching the 36 deg. West orbital position, Hispasat 36W-1 is to be operated by Hispasat – a world leader in Spanish and Portuguese broadcasting, providing relay coverage and multimedia services for continental Europe, the Canary Islands and South America.
Flight VS16 will be the 16th liftoff of a Soyuz since its 2011 introduction at the Spaceport, and marks launcher's first mission to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) from French Guiana.
The mission's nominal duration is 32 minutes, 10 seconds, with the liftoff set at exactly:
– 22:03:34, local time in French Guiana on January 27,
 – 01:03:34, Universal Time (UTC) on January 28,
 – 02:03:34, in Paris on January 28.
 

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• Arianespace ‏@Arianespace 6 мин. назад
   
   #Soyuz Flight #VS16 has been approved for liftoff following today's launch readiness review: http://bit.ly/2jjst1z
  

Launch readiness review:

Soyuz is "GO" for Arianespace's first launch of 2017

http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/vs16-launch-readiness-review/

Soyuz  January 26, 2017                                                    
 
Soyuz is "GO" for Arianespace's first launch of 2017                         
 Arianespace's year-opening mission has been approved for liftoff tomorrow night from the Spaceport in French Guiana, using a Soyuz to place the Hispasat 36W-1 telecommunications relay platform into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).                        

The authorization for this mission, designated Flight VS16 in Arianespace's numbering system, was given today following the Launch Readiness Review, which validated the "go" status of Soyuz and its three-metric-ton-category satellite passenger, along with the Spaceport's infrastructure and network of ground-based tracking stations.
This will be the first of up to 12 missions planned in 2017 by Arianespace, utilizing its medium-lift Soyuz, heavy-lift Ariane 5 and lightweight Vega launchers.
Underscoring Arianespace's reactivity, the launch services provider is planning six of its 2017 missions during a three-month timeframe from tomorrow's liftoff of Flight VS16 through the second half of April.

 

A new Soyuz launch profile from the launch pad at Sinnamary

Flight VS16's 32-minute mission profile with Hispasat 36W-1 will mark the first use of Soyuz from French Guiana in a GTO payload deployment from French Guiana.
The fully-assembled Soyuz for tomorrow's mission is on the ELS launch pad, located in the Spaceport's northwestern sector within the commune of Sinnamary. It is protected by a 53-meter-tall mobile gantry, which will be rolled back at 1 hour, 10 minutes prior to liftoff.
Hispasat 36W-1 is the initial telecommunications satellite built with a SmallGEO series spacecraft platform, developed under the European Space Agency's (ESA) Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) program. The satellite was designed and manufactured by Germany's OHB System AG.

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SmallGEO: Europe's new geostationary satellite platform made in Germany

https://www.ohb-system.de/press-releases-details/smallgeo-europes-new-geostationary-satellite-platform-made-in-germany.html

23.01.2017
 SmallGEO: Europe's new geostationary satellite platform made in Germany
 

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• First SmallGEO satellite made by OHB being readied for launching
  

Marco Fuchs, CEO OHB System AG, welcoming the guests. Speakers on the panel fr om left to right: Senator Martin Günthner, Dr. Gerd Gruppe, Andreas Lindenthal, Günther Adam and Dietmar Ratzsch.
 
Bremen, January 23, 2017. At a joint information event held with the German Aerospace Center DLR, OHB System AG commenced the unofficial countdown for the launch of the first satellite from the SmallGEO range, H36W-1. Roughly 60 guests from the space sector as well as the political arena accepted an invitation to find out more about Europe's new Germany-made geostationary satellite platform.
"The SmallGEO platform has restored system capabilities for German telecommunications satellites after a hiatus of a good 20 years," said Marco Fuchs, CEO of OHB System AG, going on to say that the launch of the satellite was of particular importance for OHB for a number of different reasons: "Our vision of developing a geostationary satellite in the 3-ton class for the commercial market has become reality: this marks the first time that an OHB-developed telecommunications satellite is being launched. We have designed and built H36W-1 for our first commercial customer, the Spanish satellite operator HISPASAT."
In his greeting words, the Senator for the Economy, Labor and Ports of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Martin Günthner, said that the SmallGEO was a "genuine son of Bremen": "The idea of entering a new market below the one for conventional large geostationary satellites with smaller flexible satellites was forged by space visionary Manfred Fuchs and was designed and developed in the 'City of Space'," he said.
 

SmallGEO/H36W-1 satellite during test campaign (thermal/vakuum chamber) © OHB System AG
 
Bearing the name "H36W-1", the first SmallGEO satellite is currently being readied at the ESA spaceport in Kourou for its launch in the night from January 27, 2017 to January 28, 2017. The telecommunications satellite is based on the new SmallGEO satellite platform developed by OHB System AG under the European Space Agency's ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) program. H36W-1 was developed in a public-private partnership comprising the ESA, Spanish satellite operator HISPASAT and space systems specialist OHB System AG. After being integrated in HISPASAT's fleet of satellites, H36W-1 will orbit at an altitude of 36,000 km, wh ere it will help to supply Spain, Portugal, the Canary Islands and South America with multimedia services. Hispasat 36W-1 features the innovative RedSAT regenerative payload, made up of a processor and an antenna that actively receives reconfigurable beams to provide HISPASAT with greater flexibility in its communication services.
Gerd Gruppe is the DLR Executive Board Member responsible for the Space Administration in Bonn. He manages and oversees Germany's contributions to the European Space Agency as well as the national space program on behalf of the German Federal Government. At the event, Gruppe emphasised the importance of the SmallGEO program for Germany: "With SmallGEO, Germany is gaining a new system capability. This makes our industry stronger - even in the competitive international market. Furthermore, this is a key objective of Germany's space strategy."
Thanks to the contribution of OHB as the general contractor, Tesat-Spacecom GmbH from Backnang as the principal contractor for the telecommunications payload and Jena Optronik GmbH as the supplier of the star sensors alongside other small and mid-sized companies, German manufacturing content for H36W-1 is extraordinarily large. Representatives of Tesat-Spacecom GmbH and Jena Optronik GmbH were also present at today's event to answer any questions. Managing director of Tesat-Spacecom Günther Adam described the unique features of the payload: "At long last, our telecommunications payloads from Backnang have found in SmallGeo an optimum German-sourced satellite bus. That is why we are all the more delighted to be involved in the next European SmallGEO satellite project, EDRS-C, after the completion of H36W-1."
 SmallGEO configurations: Conventional, fully electric or hybrid

Artist's impression of SmallGEO/H36W-1 satellite atop Soyuz ©ESA-Pierre Carril
 
The SmallGeo platform has a modular structure and is highly versatile due to the different possible configurations. The conventional configuration with a chemical propulsion system ensures earliest possible deployment thanks to minimum transfer times to the geostationary orbit after the satellite has been separated from the launcher. The FLEX configuration features a fully electric propulsion system, allowing the payload capacity to be almost doubled despite the same satellite mass. A further configuration combining a chemical apogee motor with electric propulsion systems is optimized for Earth observation applications. Accordingly, COO Andreas Lindenthal is confident about the future of the SmallGEO family. "With SmallGEO we are entering into a market with a great future. We not only have strong demand on the part of commercial customers but are also able to address the institutional market to optimum effect in both the telecommunications segment and with Earth observation. In addition, the SmallGEO family is an innovation platform that will generate decisive impetus for all programs in the OHB Group."
 

High-level guests at OHB: Dr. Gerd Gruppe, Senator Martin Günthner, Member of Federal Parliament Sarah Ryglewski, Marco Fuchs, Andreas Lindenthal
 
 
Suggested links:
Further information on the SmallGEO platform and the H36W-1 telecommunications satellite can be found on the websites of ESA and HISPASAT.
OHB's brochure "SmallGEO – A multi-purpose geostationary satellite platform" provides further information on the versatile satellite platform and the SmallGEO projects currently being pursued by OHB System AG.
 
 Contact
 
Julia Riedl
OHB System AG
Corporate Communications
Tel: +49 (0)172 - 1080716
Email: julia.riedl@ohb.de
 
Elisabeth Mittelbach
DLR Corporate Communications
Space Administration
Tel: +49 (0)172 - 2003338
Email: elisabeth.mittelbach@dlr.de
 
 
 Contact for media representatives:
Martin Stade
Head of Corporate Communications
Phone: +49 421 - 2020-620
 Fax: +49 421 - 2020-9898
 e-mail: pr@ohb.de

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https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/newsroom/news-and-features/hispasat-36w-1-satellite-carries-ground-breaking-airbus-technology/

Hispasat 36W-1 satellite carries ground-breaking Airbus technology  
  January 25, 2017 - Press release  
 Ku band active antenna is a first for European commercial telecommunications
 Satellite can be reconfigured in-orbit, giving operator greater flexibility
 
Madrid, 25/01/2017 - Hispasat 36W-1 (AG-1) will be the first satellite to use active Ku band antennas. Following its launch planned for 27th January, it will supply multimedia services with 20 transponders in Ku band and 3 in Ka band to Europe as well as the Canary Islands and South America.
As the provider of the satellite's antenna system, Airbus Defence and Space in Spain supplied a total of three classic antenna reflectors and the first multibeam active antenna for commercial satellite communications in Europe.
Carbon fibre reflector technology without paint was used for the first time in the manufacture of the deployable antennas, allowing for mass and cost savings plus a slight increase in the amount of data transmitted. This is thanks to an innovative use of carbon fibre materials with high thermal control efficiency that permit the development of new solutions through the intelligent use of advanced materials.
These antennas incorporate the high performance motorised Antenna Deployment and Pointing Mechanism (ADPM) developed by Airbus Defence and Space. This mechanism allows, for the first time, the delivery of a complete antenna system that includes deployable reflector, hold-down and release mechanisms, as well as the deployment mechanisms.
Hispasat 36W-1 satellite will also include the first multibeam active antenna reconfigurable in orbit (DRA/ELSA - Direct Radiating Array ELectronically Steerable Antenna) for telecom satellites, opening the door for future missions. This reception active antenna with printed radiators in Ku band offers 4 independent 36 MHz reconfigurable beams.
The antenna's flexibility allows the generation of variable width spots including commutable beams (beam hopping). These capabilities can be implemented on each beam either independently or simultaneously. The operator can reconfigure the radio frequency beams over the coverage zone, permitting an unprecedented flexibility in multimedia and broadcasting services over South America, Europe and the Canary Islands.
The capacity to mitigate possible interferences intended or not, is generating new specific products such as GEO localisation of those interferences. These innovations will be incorporated into the next generation of active antennas.
The project was developed over 4 years with an industrial structure in which Airbus Defence and Space in Spain led a group of almost a dozen European subcontractor companies to build this advanced subsystem as part of the Payload from TESAT-Spacecom. The group included a large number of Spanish companies such as TECNOBIT (Grupo Oesía), Indra, IberEspacio, Arquimea, Elatesa, Rymsa, ALTER, TTI Norte and CTI.
Antenna conception and manufacture is one of the Airbus Defence and Space's strengths in Spain. DRA/ELSA builds on previous developments like the In-orbit Reconfigurable Multibeam Antenna (IRMA) antenna on board SpainSAT for military secured communications, and the active antenna for Gaia that transmits large amounts of data as the spacecraft maps a billion stars. Both these systems are operating nominally in orbit today.
This technology is constantly evolving, and Airbus Defence and Space is already preparing the future generation antennas within the Quantum satellite programme.

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