Space

Develop New Skills and Technologies to Make Full Use of Space Systems

Paving the Way for New Space Missions

Onera plays a pivotal role in some of the most innovative space missions now in the pipeline:

• Formation flight
• Space systems autonomy
• orbital transfer vehicle
• atmospheric reentry
  

Understanding Space to Enhance Protection

Whether the dangers from space are human or natural in origin, Onera studies these hazards and provides the solutions to protect us

• Space surveillance from Earth
• Understanding the space environment and instrument design
  
   

Developing a Broad Range of Powerful Space Instruments

One of Onera’s flagship activities is the design and construction of scientific or Earth observation payloads and instruments, such as:

• Ultra-sensitive accelerometers
• Synthetic aperture telescopes
• Distributed radars
  
   

Boosting the Competitiveness of European Launchers

To increase the reliability of today’s launchers and develop the next generation, Onera provides expertise in:

• Solid propulsion
• Liquid propulsion
• Unsteady aerodynamics
• Launcher flight control
  

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