The MYRIADE product line ; A real success story
- Paper number
IAC-06-B5.4.01
- Author
Mr. Didier Alary, EADS Astrium, France
- Coauthor
Mr. Herve Lambert, EADS Astrium, France
- Year
2006
- Abstract
Myriade is a recent multipurpose flight proven Low Earth Orbit platform developed by the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) in partnership with EADS Astrium. The 60 kg platform can accommodate any kind of payload (optical, radar, telecom, else …), up to 70 kg of mass. Up to now, as many as16 satellites based on the Myriade platform have been launched, or are under development, under the Prime Contractorship of CNES (4 satellites, scientific applications) or EADS Astrium (12 satellites, high resolution earth observation, or military demonstration). The payloads are various and encompass all applications. This record makes the Myriade platform a real success, and probably the most efficient LEO platform product line ever developed in Europe. It is a candidate worth considering when planning missions at the same time ambitious, operational, and affordable. EADS ASTRIUM has a unique industrial experience on industrialisation of a micro-satellite product line, gained through an efficient partnership with CNES. This paper recalls the missions, and presents analysis about the success criteria of such a product line. A conclusion shall be proposed to highlight what could be the next steps of this success story.
- Abstract document
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