Speakers
Description
This session will present the methodology and the results of the Life Cycle Assessments conducted on two
ground stations of the ESTRACK network: Kiruna (antenna KIR-1) and Cebreros.
Due to the high complexity of the systems, the project team developed a specific methodology for this LCA,
which will be summarized during the presentation. Indeed, a significant challenge lied in the fact that thousands
of items are used in a ground station to catch the signal from the satellites, process it and transmit it to ESOC
(and vice-versa). We will also detail the nature of the environmental impacts of the ground stations and the
sources of these environmental hotspots.
Based on the learnings of the two case studies, two simplified methodologies were proposed to derive the
environmental impacts of other ground stations, both stations from ESTRACK and outside the network. These
methodologies will be presented.
The final aspect of the activity that will be introduced during the meeting is the approach for the reduction of
the impacts developed throughout the project.
We will finally conclude with the main learnings and takeaways from this study.
