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    Industrial Team

    ESA's prime contractor for Planck is Thales Alenia Space (Cannes, France), leading a consortium of industrial partners with the Thales Alenia Space industry branch of Turin (Italy) responsible for the service module. ESA and the Danish National Space Centre (Copenhagen, Denmark, funded by the Danish Natural Science Research Council) provided Planck's telescope mirrors, manufactured by Astrium (Friedrichshafen, Germany).

    The HFI instrument was built by a consortium of more than 20 institutes, led by the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale in Orsay (France). The LFI instrument was built by a consortium of more than 20 institutes, led by the Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica in Bologna (Italy).

    There is also a host of subcontractors spread throughout Europe, with a few more in the USA. Below is a list of the industrial team that has built the Planck spacecraft, arranged alphabetically by country and by company:


    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

    Siemens Austria

    Central Check-Out System - Software

    Siemens Austria

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


    Belgique/Belgium

      Belgium

    Alcatel ETCA

    Power Conditioning and Distribution Unit
    Travelling Wave Tube Assembly

    AMOS

    Spacecraft Testing - Facility Development

    CSL

    Telescope and Cryostructure - Studies and Tests

    Spacecraft - Testing

    Euro Heat Pipes

    Service Module - Heat Pipes

    Nexans

    Service Module - Harness

    OIP

    Video Monitoring Camera

    RHEA

    Mission Operations Information System


    Danemark/Denmark

      Denmark

    Promecon

    Spacecraft Mechanical Ground Support Equipment and Container - Access frame and parts

    Rovsing

    Thermal Equipment for Spacecraft Testing

    Terma

    Attitude Control and Measurement System - Application Software

    Software Validation Facility

    Central Check-out System - Testing and Integration Support

    Ticra

    Radio Frequency Expertise


    Finlande/Finland

      Finland

    Space Software Finland

    Central Data Management Unit - Application software

    VTT

    Radio Frequency Suitcase


    France/France

      France

    Alcatel Space

    Herschel / Planck Mission - Prime Contractor
    Planck Payload Module

    Aubert Duval - Fortech

    Reaction Control System - Hydrazine Tanks Shell Forgings

    CEA, Lemta, Air Liquide, LEEE

    Telescope and Cryostructure - Studies and Tests

    European Test Services

    Service Module - Environmental Tests

    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

    Telescope Reflectors

    EADS Space Transportation - Lampoldshausen

    Reaction Control System

    EADS Space Transportation - Trauen

    Reaction Control System - Hydrazine tanks diaphragm material testing

    European Test Services

    Service Module - Environmental Tests

    IABG

    Solar Array - Photovoltaic Assembly Testing

    Kayser-Threde

    Service Module Harness - Test and Avionics Model

    RWE Space Solar Power

    Solar Array - Photovoltaic Assembly Cells

    Teldix

    Attitude Control and Measurement System - Reaction Wheel Subsystem

    Terma

    Central Check-out System - Technical Support

    Vitrociset

    Central Check-out System - Software


    Irlande/Ireland

      Ireland

    Captec

    Independent Software Validation and 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

    Vitrociset

    Central Check-out System - Software


    Pays-Bas/Netherlands

      Netherlands

    Dutch Space

    Attitude Control and Measurement System

    Solar Array

    Satellite Services BV

    Payload Module - Electrical Ground Support Equipment
    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

    Sun Acquisition Sensor, Attitude Anomaly Detector


    Norvège/Norway

      Norway

    Kongsberg

    Solar Array - Substrates

    KSMV

    Spacecraft Mechanical Ground Support Equipment and Container - Adapter

    Prototech

    Mass and Thermal Dummies for Warm Components


    Portugal/Portugal

      Portugal

    Almeida and Silva

    Spacecraft Mechanical Ground Support Equipment and Container - Structural components

    Altrantec

    Thermal Analysis Support

    OGMA

    Telescope and Cryostructure - Reference template

    Skysoft

    Project Office Support

    Tegopi

    Spacecraft Mechanical Ground Support Equipment and Container - Structural components and frame


    Espagne/Spain

      Spain

    Alcatel Espacio

    Radio Frequency Distribution Network, X-Band Transponder

    Crisa

    Sorption Cooler Electronics
    LFI Radiometric Electronics Box Assembly
    HFI Cooler Drive Electronics Pre-Regulator

    EADS / CASA

    Service Module Shield
    Payload Module to Service Module support structures

    Service Module Structures

    GMV

    System Database

    INTA

    Satellite Radio Frequency Mock-up and Test - Technical support

    RYMSA

    Low Gain Antenna, Medium Gain Antenna

    Spacecraft Radio Frequency Mock-up and Test

    Sener

    Attitude Control and Measurement System

    Talleres Mercier

    Telescope and Cryostructure - Stands, jigs and containers

    TAM

    Telescope and Cryostructure - Qualification Model (QM) components manufacture

    Tecnologica

    Parts Procurement Agent


    Royaume-Uni/United Kingdom

      United Kingdom

    AEA Technology

    Batteries

    Analyticon

    Attitude Control Management System - Simulations

    BOC Edwards

    Refurbishment of Cryogenic Vacuum Support Equipment - Manufacturing

    Datasat

    Electrical Engineering Support

    MT Satellite Products

    Reaction Control System - Hydrazine Tanks

    System International

    Service Module Engineering Support


    Suède/Sweden

      Sweden

    Saab Ericson Space

    Attitude Control Computer - Central Data Management Unit and Basic Software


    Suisse/Switzerland

      Switzerland

    APCO

    Spacecraft Mechanical Ground Support Equipment and Container

    Contraves

    Telescope and Cryostructure


    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: 24 Feb 2009

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