Versatile power amplifier technology for navigation - expro plus

European Space Agency (ESA) - Directorate of Tech, Eng. Quality

Published: Dec 17, 2024

Updated: Jun 16, 2026

Source: ESA - European Space Agency

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About This Opportunity

International contract award (ICT & digital): Versatile power amplifier. By European Space Agency (ESA) - Directorate of Tech. Estimated value EUR 200K.

This is a services contract in the information and communication technology sector. Located in International, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums, with an estimated budget of EUR 200,000 – EUR 500,000.

Published through ESA - European Space Agency, a multilateral development bank that follows standardized international procurement guidelines. Projects funded by multilateral institutions are generally open to international bidders from eligible member countries for services in the information and communication technology sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.

Description

To develop technologies suitable for versatile and highly efficient high-power modules for Positioning-Navigation-Timing(PNT) applications, with a proof of concept demonstrator.DescriptionCurrent trends in space systems, including navigation, are pushing payloads to be more compact, less expensive and faster to develop. The same applies to the power amplification subsystem. A solid-state based design assures compactness, and in this sense, the technology is pushing toward the development of GaN-based amplifiers. However, different amplifier equipment still needs to be developed for each use case (e.g. frequency band, generative payloads in various orbits, transparent SBAS payloads). Modularity and versatility allows to communalise a design among multiple needs, especially in terms of frequency spectrum requirements, reducing development time and costs. On the other side, this poses some limitations and difficulties to design an amplifier able to operate efficiently along the whole range of needs. This activity aims at the study of versatile and highly efficient high power modules suitable for future PNT applications in L/S-band, with a proof of concept demonstrator. Different strategies are to be investigated and a comprehensive evaluation against a traditional broadband design approach is expected.

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from ESA - European Space Agency and was originally published on December 17, 2024. Last refreshed today. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

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