source: ALTER Technology TÜV Nord, EPCI e-Symposium Abstract: During the last decade, more than 1,480 satellites were put in orbit. However, the current forecast for the next 10 years is exceeding the number of 9,000 satellites. Many of these satellites will be based in the so called “New Space” concept, where an emerging demand of solutions based in lower cost, faster development time and higher...

source: EPCI, EPCI e-Symposium Abstract: The paper has been written specifically for the ESA 2nd SPCD symposium with a target to initiate an open panel discussion on commercial/automotive versus COTS+ versus qualified passive components use in space applications. The paper provides a summary over the gained and recently published experience and discuss the possible next directions for passive components application in space environment in...