SILAS (Study on the Impact of Large Constellations on SST Architectures)     Project Description: Lately the topic of large constellations with several hundreds or even thousands of satellites is getting more and more important. This study investigates on the one hand the impact of such constellations...

GECKO (Gecko Adhesives for Space Applications)   Project Description: The first objective is to analyse how so-called gecko adhesives perform under the influence of the space environment. Gecko adhesives are synthetic dry adhesives inspired by geckos. The technology of dry adhesion mimics the feet...

OCULUS (Optical Coatings for Ultra Lightweight Robust Spacecraft Structures)   Project Description: Video: INNOspace Masters 2015/2016 pitch: OCULUS, 2nd place DLR Space Administration Challenge  The aim of the Optical Coatings for Ultra Lightweight Robust Spacecraft Structures (OCULUS)...

Asimov     Project Description: Lately, the space industry is experiencing a trend towards considerably larger constellations originating from non-traditional design and operations of spacecraft by non-traditional space companies. The evolution in the space sector, precipitated by new players, is...

DOCTOR (Display of Objects Circulating in Terrestrial Orbits):   DOCTOR is a visualization software for objects in Earth orbits. It is used mainly for coarse analysis of generated object populations, for teaching and presentation.  It also serves as a testing environment for modern programming techniques...

MiRel: The transfer project MiRel (Mission Reliability) aims the development of methods for the efficient analysis and improvement of the mission reliability of unmanned space systems. Based on methods of reliability analysis, such as those used in the development of commercial aircraft in modern...

DRAMA (Debris Risk Assessment and Mitigation Analysis)   Project Description: DRAMA is an integrated tool suite that can be used to assess the risk to a mission and evaluate the measures that can be taken to mitigate the risks. The acronym stands for Debris Risk Assessment and Mitigation Analysis....

NEOPOP (Near-Earth Object Population Observation Program) During activities related to ESA's Space-Situational Awareness (SSA) programme, the need for a sensor system simulation software tool emerged. More specifically, the tool was required to be capable of analyzing the flux of small NEOs near...

ReDSHIFT (The Revolutionary Design of Spacecraft through Holistic Integration of Future Technologies)        Project Description: ReDSHIFT will address barriers to compliance for spacecraft manufacturers and operators presented now and in the future by requirements and technologies for de-orbiting...

RSS (Radar System Simulator)   Project Description: The focus oft this stud lies on the evaluation of different orbit determination approaches and in the area efficient database structures for processing and cataloguing purposes. One key aspect is the measurement value generator. It is used to derive...

 SCOOP (Space COllaborative Observation Platform) Project Description: The target of Space COllaborative Observation Platform (SCOOP) is to develop a web platform for collaboration and coordination of space debris observations. It shall allow space debris observers and scientists an easy exchange...

ELKE (Extended long-term simulation and cost analysis of active debris removal for space debris) Project Description Active removal of space debris is a currently much discussed topic. To stabilize the current situation, especially in the low Earth orbit (LEO) regime, it might be necessary to remove...

Art project "orbital cascade_57-46" (2013): Creation of a video work for the internationally renowned Berlin-based artists Michael Najjar. HD video 16:9, single-channel, stereo, 6.00 min. “orbital cascade_57-46” visualizes the number of defective objects in the Earth´s orbit from 1957 until 2046....

MEDEA (Disposal Strategies for MEO Orbits) Project Description: This research project was funded by ESA’s General Studies Programme in the frame of the GreenOPS initiative (http://gsp.esa.int/greenops), with Deimos in Spain as prime contractor and the Institute of Aerospace Systems as project partner....

ESA Project: Fragmentation Consequence Analysis for LEO and GEO orbits (2012 – 2014): Project Description: This research project was funded by ESA’s General Studies Programme in the frame of the GreenOPS initiative (http://gsp.esa.int/greenops), with the Institute of Aerospace Systems as Prime Contractor...

Space Debris Project Descrition: Currently there are about 200 million artificial objects with diameters of one millimeter or more in Earth orbits. Even the smallest objects pose a threat to manned and unmanned space flight due to high relative velocities. The impact of a space debris object on a...

ROGER Project Description: The Institute of Aerospace Systems has carried out a feasibility study for a service satellite for geostationary pay loads. These pay loads are for instance communications satellites and weather satellites. The study included partners from 7 countries. The task of the...

PROOF   Project Description: PROOF-2009 (Program for Radar and Optical Observation Forecasting) was developed at the Institute of Space Systems as PRIME on behalf of ESA (European Space Agency). Both, the development of MASTER 2009 and  PROOF-2009 was supported by EADS Astrium Satellites.     Using...