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Thales Alenia Space ETCAThales Alenia Space ETCAPresentationPresentation
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French Guyana
KourouKourou
Europe : 11 industrial sites
Thales Alenia Space (TAS)A worldwide presence
ColombesColombes
AnversAnvers
ToulouseToulouse CannesCannes
RomeRome
L’AquilaL’Aquila
FlorenceFlorence
MilanMilanTurinTurin
MadridMadrid
CharleroiCharleroiTAS-ETCA
TAS-ETCATAS-ETCA
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Thales Alenia Space ETCA :1963 – 2009
More than 45 years of Experience in Space
EMSEMS
CHINASATCHINASAT
TURKSATTURKSAT
ARABSAT 2ARABSAT 2
NAHUELNAHUEL
THAICOM 3THAICOM 3
INSATINSATSILEXSILEX
XMMXMM
EUTE LSAT 3EUTELSAT 3
SREMSREM
METOPMETOP
PROTEUSPROTEUS
JASONJA SON
ARDARD
HISPASATHISPASAT
ARABSAT 3ARABSAT 3EURASIASATEURASIASATSICRALSICRAL
ASCATASCAT
ASTRA 1KASTRA 1KCESASATCESASAT
EXPRE SSEXPRESS
ROSETTAROSETTA
CEBERSCEBERS
CLUSTERCLUSTER
HY01HY01
SMARTSMART--11
µµ--SATSAT
HOT BIRD 6HOT BIRD 6
MAROTSMAROTS ARIANE (1ARIANE (1--3)3)
HELIOSHELIOS
HEOSHE OSSYMPHONIESYMPHONIE
CO SBCOSB
OTSOTS
EXOSATE XOSAT
METEOSATMETEOSAT
ECSECS
TELEXTE LEX--XX
SPOT 1SPOT 1
TDFTDF--TVSATTVSAT
SPACE SPACE TELESCOPETELESCOPE
SPACELABSPACELAB
HERMESHERMES
ERSERS
ARIANE 4ARIANE 4
TE LECOMTELECOM
COLUMBUSCOLUMBUS
SIRIUS 2SIRIUS 2
METEOSAT 2GMETEO SAT 2G
SINOSATSINOSAT
AGILAAG ILAWORLDSTARWORLDSTAR
STENTORSTEN TORSESATSESAT
INTEGRALINTEGRALSPOT 5SPOT 5
GLOBALSTARGLOBALSTAR
POSEIDON 3POSEIDON 3
SMESESMESE
TARANISTARANISELISAELISA
ALSATALSATSPIRALESPIRALESACSAC--DDSWARMSWARMCBERS2CBERS2
CHIN ASAT 6BCHINASAT 6B
STARONE C2STARONE C2
W7W7
W2AW2A
EXPERTEXPE RT
A TVATV
PLEIADESPLEIADES
GLOBALSTARGLOBALSTAR
TURKSAT 3AT URKSAT 3A
STAR ONE C2STAR ONE C2
PLEIADESPLEIADES
ISOISO
HUYG ENSHUYGENS
ENVISATENVISAT
ART EMISARTEMIS
POLA RPOLARPLATFORMPLATFORM
EUTELSAT IIEUTELSAT II
MIRASMIRAS
SOHOSOHO
SPOT 4SPOT 4
ARIANE 5ARIANE 5
RASCOM RASCOM
STAR ONE C2 STAR ONE C2
CHINASAT 9CHINASAT 9
JASONJASON--22
GO CEGOCE
GIOVEGIOVE--BB
JAMES WEBBJAMES WEBB
GAIAGAIA
SIRAL 2SIRAL 2
ALT I KAALTI KA
W3B W3B
PALAPAPALAPA
NILESATNILESAT
STELLATSTELLAT
GEiGEi
SYRACUSESYRACUSEEXPRESS A1REXPRESS A1R ESSAIMESSAIM
HISPASAT 1DHISPASAT 1D
KOREASATKOREASATGSAT4GSAT4
FUNG YUNFUNG YUN
N EW HORIZONNEW HORIZON
SARLUPESARLUPE
SOLAR SOLAR STERE OSTEREO
AM33AM33
AM44AM44
LOUTCHLOUTCH
AM2AM2
AM3AM3
AM11AM11
AM22AM22
YAMALYAMAL
CHINASAT 9CHINASAT 9
CBERS 2 NEWCBERS 2 NEW
HJ1HJ1
SATCOM BW2SATCOM BW2
SATCOM BW1SATCOM BW1 RASCOMRASCOM PLANCKPLANCKMETOP B&CMETOP B&C INTELSAT NI INTELSAT NI
ALPHAALPHA
CRYOSATCRYOSAT
EMSEMS
CHINASATCHINASAT
TURKSATTURKSAT
ARABSAT 2ARABSAT 2
NAHUELNAHUEL
THAICOM 3THAICOM 3
INSATINSATSILEXSILEX
XMMXMM
EUTE LSAT 3EUTELSAT 3
EMSEMSEMSEMS
CHINASATCHINASATCHINASATCHINASAT
TURKSATTURKSATTURKSATTURKSAT
ARABSAT 2ARABSAT 2ARABSAT 2ARABSAT 2
NAHUELNAHUELNAHUELNAHUEL
THAICOM 3THAICOM 3THAICOM 3THAICOM 3
INSATINSATINSATINSATSILEXSILEXSILEXSILEX
XMMXMMXMMXMM
EUTE LSAT 3EUTELSAT 3EUTE LSAT 3EUTELSAT 3
SREMSREM
METOPMETOP
PROTEUSPROTEUS
JASONJA SON
ARDARD
HISPASATHISPASAT
ARABSAT 3ARABSAT 3EURASIASATEURASIASATSICRALSICRAL
ASCATASCAT
SREMSREMSREMSREM
METOPMETOPMETOPMETOP
PROTEUSPROTEUSPROTEUSPROTEUS
JASONJA SONJASONJA SON
ARDARDARDARD
HISPASATHISPASATHISPASATHISPASAT
ARABSAT 3ARABSAT 3ARABSAT 3ARABSAT 3EURASIASATEURASIASATEURASIASATEURASIASATSICRALSICRALSICRALSICRAL
ASCATASCATASCATASCAT
ASTRA 1KASTRA 1KCESASATCESASAT
EXPRE SSEXPRESS
ROSETTAROSETTA
CEBERSCEBERS
CLUSTERCLUSTER
HY01HY01
SMARTSMART--11
µµ--SATSAT
HOT BIRD 6HOT BIRD 6
ASTRA 1KASTRA 1KASTRA 1KASTRA 1KCESASATCESASATCESASATCESASAT
EXPRE SSEXPRESSEXPRE SSEXPRESS
ROSETTAROSETTAROSETTAROSETTA
CEBERSCEBERSCEBERSCEBERS
CLUSTERCLUSTERCLUSTERCLUSTER
HY01HY01HY01HY01
SMARTSMART--11SMARTSMART--11
µµ--SATSATµµ--SATSAT
HOT BIRD 6HOT BIRD 6HOT BIRD 6HOT BIRD 6
MAROTSMAROTS ARIANE (1ARIANE (1--3)3)
HELIOSHELIOS
HEOSHE OSSYMPHONIESYMPHONIE
CO SBCOSB
OTSOTS
EXOSATE XOSAT
METEOSATMETEOSAT
ECSECS
MAROTSMAROTSMAROTSMAROTS ARIANE (1ARIANE (1--3)3)ARIANE (1ARIANE (1--3)3)
HELIOSHELIOSHELIOSHELIOS
HEOSHE OSHEOSHE OSSYMPHONIESYMPHONIESYMPHONIESYMPHONIE
CO SBCOSBCO SBCOSB
OTSOTSOTSOTS
EXOSATE XOSATEXOSATE XOSAT
METEOSATMETEOSATMETEOSATMETEOSAT
ECSECSECSECS
TELEXTE LEX--XX
SPOT 1SPOT 1
TDFTDF--TVSATTVSAT
SPACE SPACE TELESCOPETELESCOPE
SPACELABSPACELAB
HERMESHERMES
ERSERS
ARIANE 4ARIANE 4
TE LECOMTELECOM
COLUMBUSCOLUMBUS
TELEXTE LEX--XXTELEXTE LEX--XX
SPOT 1SPOT 1SPOT 1SPOT 1
TDFTDF--TVSATTVSATTDFTDF--TVSATTVSAT
SPACE SPACE TELESCOPETELESCOPESPACE SPACE TELESCOPETELESCOPE
SPACELABSPACELABSPACELABSPACELAB
HERMESHERMESHERMESHERMES
ERSERSERSERS
ARIANE 4ARIANE 4ARIANE 4ARIANE 4
TE LECOMTELECOMTE LECOMTELECOM
COLUMBUSCOLUMBUSCOLUMBUSCOLUMBUS
SIRIUS 2SIRIUS 2
METEOSAT 2GMETEO SAT 2G
SINOSATSINOSAT
AGILAAG ILAWORLDSTARWORLDSTAR
STENTORSTEN TORSESATSESAT
INTEGRALINTEGRALSPOT 5SPOT 5
GLOBALSTARGLOBALSTAR
SIRIUS 2SIRIUS 2SIRIUS 2SIRIUS 2
METEOSAT 2GMETEO SAT 2GMETEOSAT 2GMETEO SAT 2G
SINOSATSINOSATSINOSATSINOSAT
AGILAAG ILAAGILAAG ILAWORLDSTARWORLDSTARWORLDSTARWORLDSTAR
STENTORSTEN TORSTENTORSTEN TORSESATSESATSESATSESAT
INTEGRALINTEGRALINTEGRALINTEGRALSPOT 5SPOT 5SPOT 5SPOT 5
GLOBALSTARGLOBALSTARGLOBALSTARGLOBALSTAR
POSEIDON 3POSEIDON 3
SMESESMESE
TARANISTARANISELISAELISA
ALSATALSATSPIRALESPIRALESACSAC--DDSWARMSWARMCBERS2CBERS2
CHIN ASAT 6BCHINASAT 6B
POSEIDON 3POSEIDON 3POSEIDON 3POSEIDON 3
SMESESMESESMESESMESE
TARANISTARANISTARANISTARANISELISAELISAELISAELISA
ALSATALSATALSATALSATSPIRALESPIRALESPIRALESPIRALESACSAC--DDSACSAC--DDSWARMSWARMSWARMSWARMCBERS2CBERS2CBERS2CBERS2
CHIN ASAT 6BCHINASAT 6BCHIN ASAT 6BCHINASAT 6B
STARONE C2STARONE C2
W7W7
W2AW2A
EXPERTEXPE RT
A TVATV
PLEIADESPLEIADES
GLOBALSTARGLOBALSTAR
TURKSAT 3AT URKSAT 3A
STAR ONE C2STAR ONE C2
PLEIADESPLEIADES
STARONE C2STARONE C2STARONE C2STARONE C2
W7W7W7W7
W2AW2AW2AW2A
EXPERTEXPE RTEXPERTEXPE RT
A TVATVA TVATV
PLEIADESPLEIADESPLEIADESPLEIADES
GLOBALSTARGLOBALSTARGLOBALSTARGLOBALSTAR
TURKSAT 3AT URKSAT 3ATURKSAT 3AT URKSAT 3A
STAR ONE C2STAR ONE C2STAR ONE C2STAR ONE C2
PLEIADESPLEIADESPLEIADESPLEIADES
ISOISO
HUYG ENSHUYGENS
ENVISATENVISAT
ART EMISARTEMIS
POLA RPOLARPLATFORMPLATFORM
EUTELSAT IIEUTELSAT II
MIRASMIRAS
SOHOSOHO
SPOT 4SPOT 4
ARIANE 5ARIANE 5ISOISOISOISO
HUYG ENSHUYGENSHUYG ENSHUYGENS
ENVISATENVISATENVISATENVISAT
ART EMISARTEMISART EMISARTEMIS
POLA RPOLARPLATFORMPLATFORM
POLA RPOLARPLATFORMPLATFORM
EUTELSAT IIEUTELSAT IIEUTELSAT IIEUTELSAT II
MIRASMIRASMIRASMIRAS
SOHOSOHOSOHOSOHO
SPOT 4SPOT 4SPOT 4SPOT 4
ARIANE 5ARIANE 5ARIANE 5ARIANE 5
RASCOM RASCOM
STAR ONE C2 STAR ONE C2
CHINASAT 9CHINASAT 9
JASONJASON--22
GO CEGOCE
GIOVEGIOVE--BB
JAMES WEBBJAMES WEBB
GAIAGAIA
SIRAL 2SIRAL 2
ALT I KAALTI KA
W3B W3B
PALAPAPALAPA
NILESATNILESAT
RASCOM RASCOM RASCOM RASCOM
STAR ONE C2 STAR ONE C2 STAR ONE C2 STAR ONE C2
CHINASAT 9CHINASAT 9CHINASAT 9CHINASAT 9
JASONJASON--22JASONJASON--22
GO CEGOCEGO CEGOCE
GIOVEGIOVE--BBGIOVEGIOVE--BB
JAMES WEBBJAMES WEBBJAMES WEBBJAMES WEBB
GAIAGAIAGAIAGAIA
SIRAL 2SIRAL 2SIRAL 2SIRAL 2
ALT I KAALTI KAALT I KAALTI KA
W3B W3B W3B W3B
PALAPAPALAPAPALAPAPALAPA
NILESATNILESATNILESATNILESAT
STELLATSTELLAT
GEiGEi
SYRACUSESYRACUSEEXPRESS A1REXPRESS A1R ESSAIMESSAIM
HISPASAT 1DHISPASAT 1D
KOREASATKOREASATGSAT4GSAT4
FUNG YUNFUNG YUN
N EW HORIZONNEW HORIZON
STELLATSTELLATSTELLATSTELLAT
GEiGEiGEiGEi
SYRACUSESYRACUSESYRACUSESYRACUSEEXPRESS A1REXPRESS A1REXPRESS A1REXPRESS A1R ESSAIMESSAIMESSAIMESSAIM
HISPASAT 1DHISPASAT 1DHISPASAT 1DHISPASAT 1D
KOREASATKOREASATKOREASATKOREASATGSAT4GSAT4GSAT4GSAT4
FUNG YUNFUNG YUNFUNG YUNFUNG YUN
N EW HORIZONNEW HORIZONN EW HORIZONNEW HORIZON
SARLUPESARLUPE
SOLAR SOLAR STERE OSTEREO
AM33AM33
AM44AM44
LOUTCHLOUTCH
AM2AM2
AM3AM3
AM11AM11
AM22AM22
YAMALYAMAL
SARLUPESARLUPESARLUPESARLUPE
SOLAR SOLAR STERE OSTEREOSOLAR SOLAR STERE OSTEREO
AM33AM33AM33AM33
AM44AM44AM44AM44
LOUTCHLOUTCHLOUTCHLOUTCH
AM2AM2AM2AM2
AM3AM3AM3AM3
AM11AM11AM11AM11
AM22AM22AM22AM22
YAMALYAMALYAMALYAMAL
CHINASAT 9CHINASAT 9
CBERS 2 NEWCBERS 2 NEW
HJ1HJ1
SATCOM BW2SATCOM BW2
SATCOM BW1SATCOM BW1 RASCOMRASCOM PLANCKPLANCKMETOP B&CMETOP B&C INTELSAT NI INTELSAT NI
ALPHAALPHA
CRYOSATCRYOSAT
CHINASAT 9CHINASAT 9CHINASAT 9CHINASAT 9
CBERS 2 NEWCBERS 2 NEWCBERS 2 NEWCBERS 2 NEW
HJ1HJ1HJ1HJ1
SATCOM BW2SATCOM BW2SATCOM BW2SATCOM BW2
SATCOM BW1SATCOM BW1SATCOM BW1SATCOM BW1 RASCOMRASCOMRASCOMRASCOM PLANCKPLANCKPLANCKPLANCKMETOP B&CMETOP B&CMETOP B&CMETOP B&C INTELSAT NI INTELSAT NI
ALPHAALPHAINTELSAT NI INTELSAT NI
ALPHAALPHA
CRYOSATCRYOSATCRYOSATCRYOSAT
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Thales Alenia Space ETCA Three activities
65%
16%
Launchers
Revenues 2008 : 98 M€
Export : 80%Satellites
Telecom
19%
About 650 people• Engineering & industrialisation : 46%• Manufacturing & Quality : 44%• Sales & G&A : 10%
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Facilities: 42 000 m²
Manufacturing & test: 22 000 m²
Clean rooms: 10 000 m².
Thales Alenia Space ETCA Manufacturing and tests facilities
• Ariane workshop
• Industrial & Mechanical workshops
• Avionics workshop
• EPC/TWTA workshop
• Environmental tests
• Hybrid workshop
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Equipment and Services for Space Applications
TAS-ETCA : Lead Center of TAS for Electrical PowerHigh Power (PCU up to 21 kW)High Voltage (EPC up to 8,5 kV)
Satellites : from micro-satellite to geo-stationary satelliteElectrical Power treatment and distribution systemAvionicsPower supply for Plasmic Propulsion thrusterEPC for Travelling Wave TubesDC/DC Converters for electronic equipment
Launchers : Ariane 5, Soyuz (Kourou)On board Control and security EquipmentOverall and Specific Check Out Equipment (OCOE/SCOE) Electrical Ground Support Equipment
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PCU/PCDU Product Range
PCU High Power for Telecom satellites (GEO)
10 kg 20 kg 30 kg 40 kg 50 kg
Equipmentmass
Buspower
5 kW
10 kW
15 kW
20 kW
60 kg
PCDU Medium Power for Telecom, Earth Observation and Science satellites (LEO/MEO, Interplanetary)
SB3000 PCU
SB4000 PCU
21 0
19 5 m
ax
588
572
395
PCU-NG
PCDU Low Power for EarthObservation and Science satellites (LEO/MEO)
PCDU MYRIADE
PCDU G*2
PDU GIOVE-B
PCDU Herschel-Planck
PLEIADES DRUPCE PROTEUS
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Range of Avionics products dedicated to :Power distribution Heaters control modules Mechanisms drivers (solar arrays, antennas, …)Propulsion controls and commandsLithium Ion Management Unit
Available asStand alone boards for Thales Alenia Spaceinterface module (SDIU)Stand alone equipments(1 single function per equipment)Modular Avionic Equipment(more than 1 function per equipment thanks toa modular packaging, already qualified )
Avionics products
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EPC version 2.1 : ESA qualified in 1998RF Power : 15 to 220 WrfCompatible with L, S, C, X, Ku and Ka bands :Mass : 1400 g
More than 550 FM’s orderedfor every satellite platformsFor every market:
Commercial, institutional, scientific, dual, …Europe, USA, Asia, ...
Heritage > 15.0000.000 hours in orbit
EPC version 3.0 MP: ESA qualified in 2007RF Power : 15 to 165 WrfCompatible with L, S, C, X, Ku and Ka bands :Mass : 1150 g
More than 130 FM’s orderedfor every satellite platformsFor every market:
Commercial, institutional, scientific, dual, …Europe, USA, Asia, ...
Heritage > ~15.000 hours : EQMs on ground> 2.000 hours in orbit
Dual EPC : under ESA qualification, availability : Q2/2010
EPC / TWTAElectrical Power Conditioner for Travelling Wave Tube Amplifier
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Low Power Low Cost DC/DC converters - LPLC DC/DCdelivering from any type of primary bus all secondary voltages necessary to any usersAlso used in all our own products : PCU, PCDU, PPU, EPC, ...Complete portfolio
Input voltage: 20V → 50V and 50V → 126VP_out max : 40 W - 1 to 5 outputsHybrid technology (hermetically sealed packaging)
Heritage : more than 2000 FM’s already ordered : Products/Payloads : PCU, PCDU, Star Tracker, Earth Sensor, SREM, SADE, OBC, PPU, CMCU, GYRO, MPFL, SSPA, Transponders, DCU,…Customers all around the world
Power supply dedicated to payloads such as :RADAR or AltimeterSAR imageryParticularity: generation of power pulsesHeritage :
Envisat (RA2-LVPS, ASAR-PSU), Metop (ASCAT-EPC), EUCLID 9.3 –EUCLID 9.7, THALES 1.3, TERRASAR-L, JASON-2 - POSEIDON 3, …⇒ ≈ 100 PSU already delivered
Power supply Unit Instrument Interface24-32V input voltage75 W in total for up to 8 DC outputsArming and control of up to 7 heater linesMany references
DC/DC Converters
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Hybrid space products of ETCA
These equipments are based on building-blocks using standard, or customised, subfunctions such as:
DC/DC converters, LCL (latching current limiters), TM/TC modules, BDR/BCR power hybrids, S3R (Sequentiel Switching Shunt Regulator) hybrids, µ_controllers…
Hybrid microelectronics activityrelies on hermetic packaging, chip & wire processes (naked dies), various technologies of substrates(Thick film, thin film, DBC,…)is oriented on design & production of Hi-Rel devicesis focused on captive, external and both oriented on Space and specialised applications market
Hardware fabrication in ETCA involves various technologies and methods of productions:Hybrid circuits (MCMs, Power modules, Analog, Digital, High Voltage, …)Mechanical partsCoil & winding partsSMD (PWB) assemblyCabling and mechanical assembly
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Variants of hybrids produced in ETCA
PRODUCTION OF BASIC NETWORKS
HYBRIDIZATION AND INTERCONNECTION OF PARTS with "added-on components"
ENCAPSULATION IN HERMETIC PACKAGE AND SEALING
Thick film substrates (on Al2O3 - BeO)(gold conductor + thick film resistors)
Hybridized sub-assembly(LL - P)
HTCC packageLLCE hybrid
Kovar packageLLKO hybrid
Power packageHPMO - HPKO hybrid
Macrohybrid Al packageMCPH/SCPH hybrid
- Capacitors- Magnetic
componentsNaked chips
Pre-metallized substrates: thin film / pattern platedand DBC substrates
& Single chip carriers
Mounting on carrier(Single or multiple)
Power sub-assembly(P)
: ESA : qualified ESA-PSS-01-606LL : Low power (function)P : Power (function)HMPO : High power molybdenum packageMCPH : Multi-cavity power hybrid (Alu)
LEGEND :
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Hybrid electronics in TAS-ETCA
Passive networks in thick film technologyConductors : Gold, in mono/multi-layered circuit configuration, Au-Pt for land pads destined to solderingResistors (screen-printed or added-on) : 0,3Ω ... 10MΩThick film shunts (screen-printed or added-on) : 5 mΩ ... 300 mΩ, current capability 30ASubstrates : Alumina (As fired, or polished), Berylla (pre-scribbed as snapstrates)
Hybridization (authorised added-on components and related method of hybridization) Naked chips (with/ without carriers): Au/Si eutectic die bonding, conductive/non-conduct gluing, brazing.Capacitors (ceramic, tantalium), magnetic components, Current sensors (from 0.1A to 30A max ), Use of purchased substrates : gluing.
InterconnectionsGold wire (thermosonic ball bonding, ultrasonic bonding, opposite electrodes welding and parallel gap welding)Aluminium wire (ultrasonic bonding, opposite electrodes welding): ∅ from 300 µm to 890 µmSnPb soldering (copper wires in magnetic components)
PackagingLL (low power):flat pack or plug-in packages: LLCE , LLKO (typical power dissipation : 0.2 W/cm²)HPMO :High Power Molybdenum packages (typical power dissipation : 6 W/cm²)MCPH/SCPH :Multi or Single Cavity Power Hybrid packages, gold finish with brazed feed-thrus or conversion coating, with laser welded hermetic connector (typical power dissipation : 3 W/cm²)
Sealing of cavities in dry atmosphereSeam welding for LL, HPMO packagesLaser welding for MCPH/SCPH packages
Quality levelESA_PSS_01_608 ECSS-Q-60-05 (generic specification for procurement of hybrids)Manufacturing processes qualified according to ESA_PSS_01_606
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TAS-ETCA : Largest supplier of electronic equipment for Ariane 5
83 kg of electronics/launcher21 equipments/launcher20% of the AR5 electronics75% of the equipment bay electronics4 to 6 launchers/year
Power and Control Units for Launchers
TAS-ETCA : prime contractor for SOYUZ launcher Safety Chain SubsystemOn board commutation electronics,On ground communication system
Ariane 5
SOYUZ(Kourou)
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Key contact