VEGA supports Phase A study for CoReH2O, part of ESA’s Living
Planet Programme
19 March 2010 – VEGA, a
Finmeccanica company, has recently been selected by Thales Alenia
Space, Italy (a sister company), to support the Phase A study for
the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Cold Regions Hydrology
High-Resolution Observatory (CoReH2O) Earth explorer core
mission.
The CoReH2O mission is focused
on detailed observations of snow and ice to provide a better
understanding of water cycle characteristics. It is part of ESA’s
Living Planet Programme which aims to learn more about our planet
through a series of spacecraft missions.
During the 15-month study, VEGA
will support the feasibility assessment of the CoReH2O Earth
explorer core mission implementation concept. The study includes
the analysis of mission and system functions, and all elements of
the mission architecture requirements, such as the Space segment
(platform and payload), launcher, and operations, as well as ground
and user segments.
VEGA will also be coordinating
the analysis of all aspects of the CoReH2O ground segment with
inputs from other specialist partners, as well as identifying the
requirements and interfaces for the Payload Data Ground Segment
(PDGS) and Flight Operations Segment (FOS), using ESA’s
multi-mission ground segment infrastructure.
John Auburn, VEGA’s Aerospace
Business Director, said: “We are delighted to be playing such an
important role in the CoREH2O Phase A study, and hope it will
position us well for Phases C/D/E if this mission is selected, as
well as other studies for the Living Planet Programme.”
Further information
For further information, please
contact Karen Rogers on karen.rogers@vega.co.uk.