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    Industrial Team

    ESA has designed and built Herschel under a common engineering programme with Planck, ESA's mission to study the cosmic microwave background radiation. The two satellites share more than just a launch: they have undergone a joint development process aimed at optimising resources by using the same industrial teams and shared design of spacecraft components whenever possible.

    ESA's prime contractor for Herschel was Thales Alenia Space (Cannes, France), which led a consortium of industrial partners with Astrium (Friedrichshafen, Germany) responsible for the payload module, and the Thales Alenia Space industry branch (Turin, Italy) responsible for the service module. Astrium (Toulouse, France) provided the telescope. There was also a host of subcontractors spread throughout Europe.

    Below is a list of the industrial team that built the Herschel spacecraft, arranged by country and company name.

    Autriche/Austria

      Austria

    Austrian Aerospace

    Attitude Control Computer - Input/output boards and test equipment

    Service Module - Mechanical Ground Support Equipment

    Thermal Control - Multi Layer Insulation

    Cryostat - Cover, Test Cavity

    Cryostat - Multi Layer Insulation

    Siemens Austria

    Central Check-Out System - Software

    Power & Telemetry Special Check-out Equipment
    Tracking Control Special Check-out Equipment


    Belgique/Belgium

      Belgium

    Alcatel Bell

    Cryogenics Special Check-out Equipment

    Alcatel ETCA

    Power Conditioning & Distribution Unit
    Travelling Wave Tube Assembly

    Euro Heat Pipes

    Service Module - Heat Pipes

    Nexans

    Service Module - Harness

    OIP

    Video Monitoring Camera

    RHEA

    Mission Operations Information System


    Danemark/Denmark

      Denmark

    Danish Scientific Institute

    Thermal Shields - Mechanical tests

    Terma DK

    Attitude Control and Measurement System - Application Software

    Software Validation Facility

    Central Check-out System - Testing and Integration Support

    Payload Module - Assembly, Integration and Testing - Technical support

    Ticra

    Radio Frequency Expertise


    Finlande/Finland

      Finland

    Apollo

    Solar Array - Brackets

    Huurre Group Oy

    Thermal Shields - Clean room for assembly

    Japrotek Oy

    Helium Tanks - Test cryostat vessel with equipment

    Opteon Oy

    Telescope - lapsing and polishing of primary mirror

    Patria

    Cryostat Control Unit

    Powemec Oy

    Thermal Shields - Welding Machinery

    Space Software Finland

    Central Data Management Unit - Application Software

    VTT

    Radio Frequency Suitcase


    France/France

      France

    Air Liquide

    Cryostat Vacuum Vessel - Welding

    Helium Tanks

    Herschel Optical Bench Assembly - Thermal Links

    System Tubing

    Thermal Shields

    Alcatel Space

    Herschel / Planck Mission - Prime Contractor

    Aubert Duval - Fortech

    Reaction Control System - Hydrazine Tanks Shell Forgings

    Boostec Industries

    Telescope Reflectors and Hexapod - Silicon carbide component manufacture

    EADS Astrium SAS

    Telescope

    European Test Services ETS

    Service Module - Environmental Tests

    Payload Module - Testing

    Mecachrome

    Reaction Control System - Hydrazine Tanks - Shell machining

    Thales Electron Devices

    Travelling Wave Tube Assembly - Travelling Wave Tube


    Allemagne/Germany

      Germany

    BOC Edwards

    Cryogenic Vacuum Support Equipment - Refurbishment

    Cryovac

    Cryogenic Components - Test Cryostat

    EADS Astrium (Friedrichshafen)

    Cryo Harness - External harness

    Extended Payload Module - Prime Contractor

    EADS Eurocopter

    Tank Support System - Straps

    EADS Space Transportation (Lampoldshausen)

    Reaction Control System

    EADS Space Transportation (Ottobrun)

    Tank Support System - Strap pre-tensioning device manufacture

    ISO Qualification Model tubing modification

    Liquid Helium Valves

    EADS Space Transportation (Trauen)

    Reaction Control System - Hydrazine tanks diaphragm material testing

    European Test Services ETS

    Service Module - Environmental Tests

    Payload Module - Testing

    IABG

    Solar Array - Photovoltaic Assembly Testing

    Kayser Threde

    Mass and Thermal Dummies for Cold Components - Sensors

    Service Module - Harness - Test and avionics model

    Linde

    Helium System Components

    Phoenix

    Cryostat Components - Inner Safety Valves

    Rembe

    Cryostat Components - Rupture Disks

    RWE Space Solar Power

    Solar Array - Photovoltaic Assembly Cells

    Stoehr

    Cryostat Components - Vacuum Port Safety Valves

    Teldix

    Attitude Control and Measurement System - Reaction Wheel Subsystem

    Terma

    Central Check-out System - Technical Support

    Vitrociset

    Central Check-out System : Software

    Zeiss

    Telescope - polishing of secondary mirror


    Irlande/Ireland

      Ireland

    Captec

    Independent Software Validation & Verification

    McGuinley

    Product Assurance Support

    System International

    Service Module - Engineering Support


    Italie/Italy

      Italy

    Alenia Spazio

    Service Module - Prime Contractor

    Galileo Avionica

    Solar Array - Photovoltaic Assembly

    Laben

    Attitude Control and Measurement System - Coarse Rate Sensor

    Officine Galileo

    Attitude Control and Measurement System - Star Tracker

    Top Rel

    Parts Procurement Co-agent

    Vitrociset

    Central Check-out System - Software


    Norvège/Norway

      Norway

    Kongsberg

    Solar Array - Substrates

    Prototech

    Mass & Thermal Dummies for Warm Components

    Mass and Thermal Dummies for Cold Components


    Pays-Bas/Netherlands

      Netherlands

    Dutch Space

    Attitude Control and Measurement System

    Solar Array

    Lamers High Tech Systems

    Herschel System Tubing

    Satellite Services

    Payload Module EGSE - Central Data Management Unit Special Check-out Equipment

    Power and Telemetry Special Check-out Equipment - Data front end
    Tracking Control Special Check-out Equipment - Data front end

    Terma

    Central Check-out System

    TNO / TPD

    Attitude Anomaly Detector
    Sun Acquisition Sensor


    Portugal/Portugal

      Portugal

    Almeida & Silva

    Spacecraft Mechanical Ground Support Equipment - Materials & dummies

    Altrantec

    Thermal Analysis Support

    Certitasa

    Spacecraft Mechanical Ground Support Equipment - Materials

    Skysoft

    Project Office Support

    Tegopi

    Spacecraft Mechanical Ground Support Equipment - Materials


    Espagne/Spain

      Spain

    Alcatel Espacio

    Radio Frequency Distribution Network
    X-Band Transponder

    Calar Alto Observatory

    Telescope - coating of both mirrors

    Crisa

    DC/DC converter for the X-Band transponder
    PACS Signal Processing Units
    PACS DEC/MEC CPU Module

    EADS CASA

    Service Module Shield
    Payload Module to Service Module support structures

    Service Module - Structures

    Cryostat - Electrical harness

    GMV

    System Database

    INTA

    Satellite Radio Frequency Mock-up and Test - Technical support

    MASA

    Helium Tanks - Intermediate bulkhead machining & welding, mock-up machining

    Media Consultores

    Helium Tanks - Analysis support

    Thermal Shields - Studies and analysis

    RYMSA

    Low Gain Antenna (LGA)
    Medium Gain Antenna (MGA)

    Spacecraft Radio Frequency Mock-up and Test

    Rymsa

    Payload Module - Waveguides

    Sener

    Attitude Control and Measurement System

    Optical Bench Assembly

    Tecnologica

    Parts Procurement Agent


    Suède/Sweden

      Sweden

    Saab Ericson Space

    Attitude Control Computer - Central data management unit and basic software


    Suisse/Switzerland

      Switzerland

    APCO

    Cryostat - Vacuum Vessel

    Helium Two Tank - Containers and Nastran models

    Mass and thermal dummies for cold components

    Payload Module - Mechanical Ground Support Equipment refurbishment

    Spacecraft - Mechanical Ground Support Equipment

    Bieri

    Qualification Model Tank

    HTS

    Payload Module - Spatial Framework


    Royaume-Uni/United Kingdom

      United Kingdom

    AEA Technology

    Batteries

    Analyticon

    Attitude Control Management System - Simulations

    BOC Edwards

    Cryogenic Vacuum Support Equipment - Refurbishment

    Datasat

    Electrical Engineering Support

    MT Satellite Products

    Reaction Control System - Hydrazine Tanks

    Queen Mary College

    Optical Windows

    System International

    Service Module - Engineering Support


    États-Unis/United States

      United States

    Ametek

    Reaction Control System - Latch Valves

    Moog

    Reaction Control System - Pressure Transducer

    Northrop Grumman

    Attitude Control Management System - Gyroscope

    PSI

    Reaction Control System - Hydrazine Tanks Diaphragms

    Tayco

    Reaction Control System - Flow Control Valves

    Vacco

    Reaction Control System - Filters


    Last Update: 11 Nov 2011

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