07 - Systems, Subsystems and Equipment
CERTIFICATION ASPECTS OF AN EARTH OBSERVATION PAYLOAD INSTALLED ON COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT
R. Lopez Pereira, Safran Engineering Services GmbH, Germany; L. Rammos, Skyflox Sarl, Luxembourg
The use of commercial transport aircraft as platform for carrying Earth Observation equipment is an innovative use of the existing aviation infrastructure. The challenges of developing a system with as little operational interference as possible to regular operation – have made the development and certification process of the ORCA project one of a kind.