ARTES

ARTES ( Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems ) is a project initiated in the 1990s, long-term technology program package by the Directorate of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications ( Telecommunications and Integrated Applications Directorate, TIA ) of the ESA with the aim to develop advanced communication satellites as well as satellites for earth observation and navigation and their components to promote. A similar program package for general developments exists under the name General Support Technology Programme ( GSTP ). The ESA Member States may apply for appropriate jobs.

The individual elements of the program are the following:

  • ARTES 1 (Preparation): This work package includes strategic and market analysis, technology and system studies, regulatory systems and standards, and serves the development and support of standards for satellite communications.
  • ARTES 3 and 4 (Products ): Includes the development, qualification and prototype deployment of components, subassemblies or subsystems in the form of hardware, software, services or applications.
  • ARTES 5.1 and 5.2 (technology): These packages include long-term technology studies that can be initiated and operated in the program 5.1 by ESA. 5.2 is aimed at proposed by industry, non-competitive trials.
  • ARTES 7 ( EDRS ): development and commissioning of the European Data Relay Satellite System. These mostly stationed in geostationary orbit communication satellites are used for communication between other satellites in lower orbits, other spacecraft and ground stations and are a Pendent to the TDRS the United States.
  • ARTES 8 ( Alphabus, Alphasat ): Program for the development of Alphabus platform for powerful geostationary communications satellites and the Alphasat satellites. Developed in partnership with Inmarsat Astrium and Thales Alenia Space Alphasat is the first satellite to be based on this satellite bus and launch in mid-2013 aboard an Ariane 5.
  • ARTES 10 (Iris ) Iris aims to satellite-based communications and services for the European airspace surveillance and control to establish. There is a close collaboration with the 2006 launch of the program SESAR (Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research ) of EUROCONTROL and the EU.
  • ARTES 11 (Small GEO): This element consists in the development of Luxor platform for small (approx. 3500 kg take-off mass ) geostationary satellites. The first satellite of this platform is to be Hispasat AG1.
  • ARTES 20 (Integrated Applications Promotion IAP): in these studies is the development, implementation and pilot operation of integrated applications that combine several types of existing satellite or applications for the purpose of telecommunications, Earth observation or navigation.
  • ARTES 21 (Automatic Identification System, AIS): Application for navigation. This program tracks the automatic identification and tracking of vessels in cooperation with the European Agency for Maritime Safety Agency ( EMSA) with the aim of increasing safety at sea, but also for example the control of fishing rights and the persecution of Meeresverschmutzern.

Participation in a particular element is only companies and nationals of a State possible which has acceded to this element. The degree of support of ESA is limited depending on the element and technology to 50% or 75%. Only studies from ARTES 5.1 will be 100% funded by ESA.

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  • Science ( Europe)
  • ESA
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