Exomars high gain TTC antenna overview

This paper will present the status of the high gain antenna currently under development for the European Space Agency Exomars program. The ESA ExoMars program is the first mission in ESA´s Aurora Exploration Program and is one of the exploration missions to be undertaken in the near future. The first mission is scheduled to be launched in 2016 and will focus on exobiology studies as it will collect new information on Mars environment in preparation for future human exploration. The second mission will be launched in 2018. The 2016 mission will be launched by a Roscosmos supplied Proton-M/Breeze-M rocket. It will carry a 600 kg Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator module with sensors to characterize the entry, descent & landing, and the surface environment at the landing site. A Payload Science package consisting of 4 instruments, from Europe and Russia will be accommodated on the ExoMars Orbiter to support the search and localization of trace gasses including Methane sources on Mars.