The Copernicus Expansion HPCM and OHB Contribution - Overview and current status.

Paper number

IAC-21,B1,2,8,x62327

Author

Mr. Sebastien Tailhades, Germany, OHB System

Coauthor

Mrs. Maria Lucia Tampellini, Italy, OHB Italia SpA

Coauthor

Dr. Volker Tesmer, Germany, OHB System

Coauthor

Mr. Robert Hook, Germany, OHB System AG

Coauthor

Dr. Christoph Bartscher, Germany, OHB System AG - Munich

Coauthor

Mr. Fabio Tominetti, Italy, OHB Italia SpA

Coauthor

Mrs. Valerie Fernandez, The Netherlands, ESA

Coauthor

Dr. Yasjka Meijer, The Netherlands, ESA - European Space Agency

Coauthor

Dr. Jens Nieke, The Netherlands, ESA - European Space Agency

Coauthor

Dr. Michael Rast, The Netherlands, ESA

Coauthor

Mr. Claudio Galeazzi, The Netherlands, ESA

Coauthor

Dr. Craig Donlon, The Netherlands, European Space Agency (ESA)

Year

2021

Abstract

Copernicus, the European Union’s programme for observing and monitoring the Earth, represents, beside Galileo and EGNOS, one of the most successful space programs coordinated and managed by the European Commission in partnership with ESA, the member states and Agencies. Copernicus relies on global data acquired from satellites as well as ground-based, airborne and sea borne systems that generate information freely made available to service providers, public authorities and international organizations to improve the quality of life of citizens in Europe and in the world. The six services offered by Copernicus cover the following fields: Atmosphere, Marine, Land, Climate Change, Security and Emergency.
2020 was an important milestone for the Copernicus Program since it marks the first concretization of the Copernicus Evolution: major parts of the European space industry worked on delivering the bids for the B2CD implementation of the 6 expansion missions. OHB was awarded major contracts for the CO2 Monitoring Mission (CO2M), the Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment (CHIME) and the Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer mission (CIMR).
The aim of the paper will be to describe these missions and their potential contributions to the overall Copernicus services. The paper will describe the technical solution proposed to fulfill the mission objectives with a view on the key features of each solution.

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