Surveillance and Navigation Satellites

Research to develop cost-effective surveillance/navigation 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 Low/Medium Earth Orbit,
- Define the satellite architecture, technologies to be used and autonomy approach,
- Integrate all the satellite subsystems including multiple payloads,
- Develop the flight software,
- Analyse the system level satellite performances,
- Understand thermal management of the platform and surveillance/navigation payloads,
- Achieve multi-disciplinary optimization,
- Develop improved schedule and cost-effective satellite verification philosophy and evaluation methods,
- Define the needs/requirements regarding the ground support equipment and ground segment.