Communication Satellites

Research to develop cost-effective communication satellites and to manage improved program schedule. Includes the work to:
- Understand and transform the user needs/requirements into technical specifications,
- Design and analyse the mission at Geo-stationary Earth Orbit,
- Define the satellite architecture, technologies to be used and autonomy approach,
- Integrate all the satellite subsystems including multiple communication payloads,
- Develop the flight software,
- Analyse the system level satellite performances,
- Understand thermal management of the platform and communication payloads,
- Achieve multi-disciplinary optimization,
- Develop improved schedule and cost-effective satellite verification philosophy and evaluation methods,
- Define the needs/requirements regarding ground support equipment and ground segment.