IASI

IASI
Receiver Assembly Unit (RAU)

Customer:
- Alcatel Space Industries, Cannes

Deliverables:
- BBM, STM, QFM, 2XFM
- GSE

Main technical challenges:
- Low jitter detector electronics
- Rigid mechanical construction
- Optical testing in vacuum chamber
- Space qualified components

Launch:
- 19 October 2006: METOP A launched
- 2 new satellites scheduled for launch in 2011 - 2017