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Start date: 15/01/2024Duration: 22 MonthsRelative navigation technologies are crucial for advanced space missions. In the NewSpace market, there are two key trends that are revolutionising spaceflight: Distributed Space Systems (DSS) and In-Space Logistics. Determining the relative states between satellite vehicles is fundamental in S/C formation flying and rendezvous. Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) can provide…Prime contractor
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Start date: 05/12/2023Duration: 24 MonthsThe objective of ACTOR (AuthentiCation Techniques for Optical time-transfeR) is to design, develop, manufacture and validate an authentication method for high-accuracy time transfer techniques over optical fibre, without a major loss of accuracy. The system is composed of a master and a slave demonstrator unit, each including software (SW)/protocol allowing authentication and integrity protection…Subcontractors
Name: PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt)
Country: Germany
Website: https://www.ptb.de/cms/en.html
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In the context of the renewed interest in lunar exploration, the need for preparing the future user instrument for the new positioning service on the Moon has become very important, in particular for supplementing the current navigation techniques based on inertial sensors and cameras. A significant R&D effort is ongoing towards the development of dedicated lunar infrastructures for enhanced Moon…Subcontractors
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Start date: 21/12/2022Duration: 18 MonthsGNSS such as GPS are vulnerable, largely due to the tiny signal strength and the geometry of satellites in urban environments. Drone regulatory frameworks are progressing to where autonomous flight and operations Beyond Visual Line-Of-Sight (BVLOS) are a possibility, thus driving the need for reliable navigation services to complement or act as a back-up to existing ones (chiefly GNSS). Trusted…
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Start date: 13/12/2022Duration: 12 MonthsMoon exploration is emerging as the next global strategic priority in space exploration. Several dozens of commercial and institutional missions to the Moon are planned for the coming decades, with a major contribution also expected from ESA (e.g. Orion service module, ESA participation in Gateway lunar station and contribution to multiple lunar robotic missions). In spite of the wide variety of…Prime contractor
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Start date: 15/07/2022Duration: 18 MonthsThe main objective of the AALTO (Advanced ALgorithms and techniques for resilient Time prOvision) project is to combine different time sources with advanced algorithms, in particular Kalman filtering (in phase and frequency) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques, in order to provide the required level of time accuracy, stability, availability and integrity to timing users. Two hardware and… -
Start date: 06/05/2022Duration: 27 MonthsTiming and Synchronisation is a fundamental building block in 5G and GNSS systems that plays a pivotal role in the network operation. However, GNSS signals exhibit some vulnerabilities and there is an increasing need to augment them with supplementary technology to secure the required reliability and longevity. LEO-SYN+ project will develop a Positioning Navigation and Timing (PNT) solution…Prime contractor
Name: Celestia Technologies Group (UK) Ltd
Country: United Kingdom
Website: https://www.celestia-uk.com/
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The RHEA DOVER-Pathfinder (DOVER) mission aims to demonstrate a novel resilient GNSS capability from Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The DOVER-Pathfinder (DOVER) mission consists of an innovative PNT waveform designed by RHEA-UK; the RHEA DOVER satellite utilising the expertise, integration and test, and rapid time to space of the Open-Cosmos bus, MAIT, and flight control systems; a DOVER ground receiver… -
UK Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) is at significant risk from the loss of access to GNSS for PNT. LF systems such as eLoran can provide a highly robust complement to GNSS. An eLoran transmitter can serve applications hundreds of miles away but the accuracy of the time transfer depends on the radio propagation (at ground level) between the transmitter and the receiver. At levels of… -
The G3ISTAR is a small GPS/Galileo dual-frequency GNSS receiver designed for use by micro-launchers, based on existing GNSS Receiver solution from DEIMOS and a flight-proven platform for CubeSats. The reliability and integrity of the receiver’s navigation solution will be ensured through the development of the Galileo Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA) and Failure Detection…Prime contractor
