ARGO/Formosat-5 Mission Design and Hardware Kit Procurement

SpaceTech is supporting the Taiwanese space agency NSPO in the definition and development of its domestic Earth observation satellite Formosat-5 (formerly referred to as ARGO). Supported by the Italian company Carlo Gavazzi Space, SpaceTech is providing consultancy for the overall mission implementation and the spacecraft design. In addition, SpaceTech is responsible for the procurement of essential platform equipment for this spacecraft.

• Spacecraft Primary Structure (SpaceTech, Germany)
• Thermal Control Hardware (various, international)
• Cold Gas Propulsion (RTG, Germany)
• Reaction Wheels (Rockwell-Collins, Germany)
• Gyroscopes
• GPS Receiver (DLR, Germany)
• Solar Generator (Panel from Xperion, Germany, Photovoltaic from EADS, Germany)
• Coarse Sun Sensor (SpaceTech, Germany)
• Battery (ABSL, U.K.)
• S-Band Transceiver (STT, Germany)
• X-Band Antenna (RUAG, Sweden)