Published Date: 4 October 2021
Tender Status: active
Tender Opening Date: 4 October 2021
Tender Closing Date: 22 October 2021
Award Date: n/a
Contract Start Date: n/a
Contract End Date: n/a
Contract is suitable for SMEs: No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs: No
Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) Contract Type: Products
The space communications sector is currently booming with the emergence of low cost, short-turnaround and high production rate satellites, such as CubeSats, small-sats and low earth orbit (LEO) constellations. Here we explicitly refer to the CubeSat technology although much of what we propose could be applied to all forms of small-satellite platforms. One significant drawback for CubeSats is that they are not currently applicable for data intensive applications, spanning from commercial telecommunications to remote sensing science missions (Earth observation, solar/terrestrial and astrophysics). We are seeking a supplier who can provide us with expert knowledge of the thermal and mechanical environment of CubeSats in low Earth polar Sun-synchronous orbits, as well as the listed 3U CubeSat hardware, so that we can incorporate and lab demonstrate (TRL-7) a prototype system for 1 Gbps FSO-based CubeSat-to-CubeSat (C2C) communications.
Contact name: Jon Borley
Address: Pandon Building Camden Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
UK
Telephone: 01912274303
Fax: n/a
Email: [email protected]
Price Range: £100,000 - £500,000
