Jenoptik will host a stand at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, the key European aviation event in 2007 between the 18th and 24th of June. The exhibition with 63m² is centrally embedded within the Joint German Pavilion and provides an excellent opportunity to display our competencies in innovative Aerospace and Defence solutions and products.
After getting the American award "Supplier of the year" by the technology enterprise Boeing the Jenoptik subsidiary Jena-Optronik focuses on the exhibition on the attitude control sensors. So you will find here not only the excellent autonomous star sensor ASTRO15, but also the ASTRO10. Three of the systems were starting onboard the German radar satellite TerraSAR-X from the Russian space station Baikonur this morning. The experience and the know-how of the Jena-Optronik gained with the space proven star sensor ASTRO15 have been considered during the development of the ASTRO10, which reduces the weight of the system thanks to a separate sensor head and electronic box, allows a flexible spatial arrangement on the satellite, and ensures a high thermal stability. So the sensor can be installed near to the payload of the satellite and thus allows an increase of the accuracy. Having a life time of more than 10 years the ASTRO10 represents an autonomous star sensor with a wide range of applications for Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellites.
Beside that Jena-Optronik will be demonstrating our unique solutions for Information Acquisition, Processing and Imaging, and we will be displaying our entire collection of Earth Observation Instruments. Starting with Very High Resolution Opto-Electronic Cameras for Satellite and Airborne applications, the company will present a model of the imaging radiometer METimage, an instrument for future meteorological satellites, for the first time.
Within the field of defense technology Jenoptik is presenting a combination of heavy-fuel engine and flywheel generator. This newest addition to the company's product line of on-board electrical systems is the result of a collaboration between the Jenoptik subsidiary, ESW GmbH, and Göbler-Hirth Motoren KG. By optimizing the integration of the generator and converter with the heavy-fuel engine, major volume and weight savings are achievable, compared to conventional systems. These savings allow more payload. The system is designed for applications in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). With their partner, Göbler-Hirth Motoren KG, ESW GmbH is able now to provide the complete power system for UAVs.
Further information can be obtained on the joint exhibit in hall 2c, booth F24a/b.
