ROSE-L (Radar Observing System for Europe L-Band)

ROSE-L is among the 6 new missions of the Copernicus Sentinel program sponsored by the European Space Agency. ROSE-L, or Sentinel 12, will monitor changes in the Earth’s environment.

The ROSE-L mission will be used to support forest management, monitoring of polar ice sheets and ice caps, the extent of sea ice in the polar region, seasonal snow, etc. The mission will thus significantly help research into climate change on planet Earth.

In 2023, we will start assembling cable harnesses for the antenna, which is part of the SAR device providing the connection between the individual panels of the antenna – between all the SAR units for digital and low-frequency signals.

RAMSES (Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety)ESA mission to the asteroid Apophis.

The ESA Ramses spacecraft will rendezvous with asteroid 99942 Apophis before it passes by Earth and will subsequently accompany it during the flyby. This will provide a unique opportunity to study its surface and the changes it undergoes due to Earth’s gravity.

Scientists will investigate the asteroid at a time when Earth’s gravity is altering its physical characteristics. These findings will help improve our ability to protect Earth from similar objects that may be found on a collision trajectory in the future.

We will provide complete manufacturing and electrical testing of DC/DC and CPS cable harnesses, including a mock-up where all our cables will be assembled and thoroughly inspected.

CIMR (Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer)

Copernicus is an Earth remote sensing programme that focuses on observations of the atmosphere, land, seas, climate, environmental monitoring and protection, and natural disaster assessment to improve the quality of life of European citizens.

The main focus of the CIMR mission is to monitor the properties of the seas and oceans, primarily in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

The CIMR mission represents another (already third) major contract for G.L. Electronic on the Copernicus programme.

We will provide material procurement, assembly and testing of the cable harnesses – CIMR Platform Harness. The contract is signed for the supply of Platform Harnesses for two satellites. These will fly in free convoy with the MetOp-SG Type B mission satellites, in which we are also involved as a supplier of the MicroWave Imager (MWI) instrument wiring harnesses.

EnVision

EnVision is a new scientific mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) focused on the planet Venus. From orbit, it will investigate Venus from its core to the upper atmosphere, aiming to understand why this “sister” planet evolved so differently from Earth. The mission is planned to launch in the early 2030s and will study the atmosphere, surface, internal structure, and geological activity using radars, spectrometers, and radio science experiments. The results will help clarify the history of Venus, its climate, and planetary formation processes in general. EnVision will thus provide the most comprehensive picture of Venus ever obtained.

For this project, we are assembling PCBs.