Satellite (AO/ 1-4970/NL/CP)                                                              

Satellite (AO/1-4970/NL/CP) – Fiber Optic Sensing Subsystem for Spacecraft Health Monitoring in Telecommunication Satellites

: Contractor
ESA

: Total project investment
€ 500k

: Project duration
24 months

: Consortium
EADS CASA ESPACIO
FiberSensing – Sistemas Avançados de Monitorização, S.A.
EADS Astrium CRISA

: Description
The activity is to design, manufacture and demonstrate in a mock-up of a typical telecommunications satellite a fully distributed fiber optic sensing subsystem based on a single interrogation unit and encompassing hundreds of sensing elements for measuring temperature, mechanical stress and pressure anywhere throughout the spacecraft in a unified and autonomous manner.

: Status
Finished in Q4 2008