ESA and GomSpace sign contract to adapt and improve smallsat subsystems for deep space
GomSpace and ESA have signed a contract to adapt and improve smallsat systems and subsystems for science missions in deep space.The contract value is 3.900.000 € over 18 months. (3.300.000 € for GomSpace Denmark and 600.000 € for GomSpace Sweden). The contract is carried out under the Science Programme funded by ESA. Small satellites have been proposed in the frame of deep space scientific missions for several years. However, questions about the combability and reliability of the small satellites’ technology, traditionally used for LEO applications with limited performance and lifetime