Project Objectives:
The subject of the project is the development of communication and navigation systems for space and rocket applications.
A satellite retransmission module for satellite platforms, telemetry module for suborbital and carrier rockets, as well as ground station, a ground station, a localization beacon and a mobile beacon signal receiver will be developed.
Planned Results:
The project will develop, among other things, two-way communication systems with increased bandwidth, which will enable communication with suborbital rockets during flight and receive a real-time feedback from research experiment results, together with a lower bandwidth satellite communication channel with the ability to supervise the rocket mission regardless of the conditions of ground-based radio signals.
Also localization beacon will be designed and integrated into the ILR-33 BURSZTYN rocket, which will be responsible for ensuring the redundant communication after the rocket’s segments have landed at a large distance from the ground receiving stations, as well as the ground station necessary to receive the aforementioned signals.
During the project there will be also built a satellite radio system using fully digital, programmable radio modules, allowing arbitrary shaping and modulation of signals and operation in several radio frequency bands, which will enable potential cooperation with other, external systems and relatively easy adaptation of the system to different legal requirements in different regions. That system, integrated with a dedicated satellite platform based on Rad Hard by Design technology, will enable communication on the rocket-satellite-ground route.
Implementation of the project and following commercialization will allow Polish entities to offer new products on the market, as well as to obtain high technological readiness to carry out more advanced research and development work and services. The project results will be directly implemented in the Leader’s business, in the scope corresponding to its competence.
Project value: 27 840 838,34 PLN
UE Funds contribution: 21 955 229,54 PLN
The project is co-financed by the European Union from the European Funds for Smart Economy 2021-2027 (FENG) implemented under 01.01 SMART Paths – R&D module of the FENG Program.
Project leader: Janusz Nicolau-Kukliński
Phone: +48 22 846 00 11 ext. 589
E-mail: janusz.nicolau-kuklinski@ilot.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
Project duration: 01.01.2024 – 31.12.2027
Funding institution: The National Centre for Research and Development
Programme name: European Funds for Smart Economy 2021-2027 (FENG)
Consortium: Thorium Space Sp. z o.o., Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation
