European collaboration in advanced technology: Joachim W. Muller, Elsevier (1990), 424 pp., $165.75.

Abstract

1. European Collaboration in Advanced Technology. Introduction. Experience in European collaboration. Funding objectives. Collaborative sharing. Collaborative efficiency. Current understanding and the study of the TELECOM programme. 2. Initiatives for a European Communication Satellite Programme. First activities in communication satellites. Europe's activity during the early 1960s-66. CETS/A and CETS/B project initiatives. CETS-C/EURAFRICA project initiative '83. TELECOM programme initiative: approval of phase I-90. References - III. 3. The Management System and Telecom Programme Phase I. Introduction to the management system. Legislative level: ESRO's committee structure. Executive level: ESRO's permanent body. Project management at ESRO. Multi-step planning and contracting procedure. ESRO's industrial policy. Industrial level: European consortia system. ESRO's liaison with the user organisations. TELECOM programme: phase I work plan. ECS. Support technology programme. Test satellite and programme strategy. Approval of TELECOM programme phase II and reform of ESRO. References. 4. Telecom Programme Phase II. Phase II work plan. ECS. Support technology programme. Test satellite. A launcher for the TELECOM programme. OTS and approval of the TELECOM arrangement. Selection of the OTS contractor. Satellite control and test station (SCTS). A launcher for OTS. OTS derivatives. OTS utilisation programme. Financial situation of Phase II. Status of the OTS project. References. 5. Telecom Programme Phase III. The unification of the European space organisations. Package deal concept and the H-SAT proposal. ESA-CEPT negotiations on use of ECS. Decision on the package deal proposal. ESA-EUTELSAT negotiations. Pre-selection of the H-SAT contractor. OTS launch failure. New package deal proposal. ECS and launch of OTS2. ESA-EUTELSAT agreement and TELECOM programme phase III. H-SAT: the final split. References. 6. Communication Satellites in Europe. New developments and market outlook. Satellite projects derived from the ESA programme. Satellite projects derived from Franco-German activities. European satellite systems based on US technology. Summary. References. 7. Lessons on European Collaboration. Initiation and implementation of the OTS/ECS programme. The H-SAT project and subsequent efforts. Some lessons for European collaboration in advanced technology. References. Appendices: Tables and graphs. Communication satellite technology. Bibliography. Index.