1. ESA UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use TEC-ECN Altimeter development April 17 nd 2012 Guillermo.Ortega@esa.int

2. ECN SM | Slide 2 Altimeter elegant breadboard Development of an altimeter Reach TRL 4 Elegant breadboard Emphasis on miniaturization Funded by ESA’s TRP technology program ESA UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use

3. ECN SM | Slide 3 Mission profile utilization and use ESA UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use

4. ECN SM | Slide 4 Two technologies Radar and Laser technologies: two breadboard units Includes the required EGSE 3 test categories: Level 1 or laboratory tests of components. Performed at component level in a laboratory environment Level 2 or laboratory tests of unit. Performed at unit level in a laboratory environment Level 3 or field tests of unit. At unit level in a representative flight environment ESA UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use

5. ECN SM | Slide 5 Requirements Functional and performance: accuracy, frequency Caging and mounting: mass, size, volume, density Environment: temperature, planetary protection Data handling: ESA UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use

6. ECN SM | Slide 6 Lab testing and data handling Plug and play Electronic data sheets ESA UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use

7. ECN SM | Slide 7 ESA UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Thanks for attending