ARCHITECTURE DISTRIBUTED ON EUROPEAN LAUNCHER

Abstract

Space vehicle telemetry requirements have evolved considerably over the past decade. More and more onboard data need to be acquired, not only for purposes of launch vehicle qualification in flight, but also for calibrating simulations. The flexibility required of the architecture has also changed the hardware considerably in order to fit into many different configurations without redoing the whole equipment development. EADS-LV accommodates these evolving needs and costs with a modular, distributed Telemetry channel architecture. This uses a single product line to meet the various needs ranging from the small launch vehicle to the heavy Ariane 5 vehicles.