1. 15 Years in the Vanguard of Galileo
& GNSS Receiver Technology
Space Applications for BE
ir. Peter A. GROGNARD
Founder & Executive Director
Brussels, 19th June 2014

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Septentrio Company Introduction
 Spin-off of Interuniversity Micro Electronics Center (IMEC)
 world’s #1 independent research center microelectronics
http://www.imec.be
 Preparation of spinoff started on 22th June, 1998
 Started with seven people on January 21, 2000
 Today, some 100 people – mostly in Leuven
 Today, Europe’s premier manufacturer of professional GNSS
Receivers and ESA Prime Contractor for 2nd TUS
 Engineering and manufacturing based in Leuven/Europe
 Sales offices in Los Angeles and Beijing, along with network of
agents and resellers around the globe
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1999 – 2000: starting up Septentrio
 1996-1999: Advanced GPS-GLONASS ASIC
(AGGA) developed by IMEC under ESA contract
 Handover from IMEC in 1999:
working demonstrator
 2000: First Year, First Product:
PolaRx1
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2001 – Start of First Co-funded R&D with ESA
 Sales first PolaRx1 => 2nd slice venture capital
released
 Allowed to fund development of first industrial
product
 One single PCB
 Development of two new chips!
 Very substantial technical risks
 Complex and expensive new development
 Co-funding obtained through ESA in 2001
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2005 – Winning Volume Customers & Increasing Sales
Increasing volumes Broader product portfolio
 New products:
 Smaller/lower power/...
 Selling receivers around the world, including Belgium!
First batch of receivers of 1M€ ordered end 2005
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Lift-off mass 600 kg
Power demand 700 W
Stowed Dimensions:
1.3 m x 1.8 m x 1.65 m
Lift-off mass 495 kg
Power demand 760 W
Stowed Dimensions:
1.0 m x 1.0 m x 2.4 m
GSTB-V2 / A GSTB-V2 / B
The GALILEO GSTB-V2 Satellites
2006 – A Once-in-a-Lifetime Pioneering Experience
Securing the Galileo Frequencies
GIOVE-A
Tracking the World’s First Galileo Signals with Septentrio Receivers on
January 12, 2006

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2008 – Two important OEM contracts awarded
 ALTUS (survey equipment manufacturer
 Supply of AsteRx2 receiver for APS-3
 VERIPOS (marine engineering contractor)
 Provider of positioning services
 Contract for development of L-band receiver
(correction signals) and supply of AsteRx2 receiver

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Prime (and leading) Contractor for Galileo Test User Segment
 2004 – KO of contract
 2006 – world’s first Galileo signal
 2008 – first Test User Receiver
 2011
Support to first IOV Launch
 2012
First tracking PRS signal
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Septentrio Today
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Septentrio Activities
 Sales of OEM GNSS receivers for industrial markets,
requiring precise position and time information for
 Measurement : survey and science
 Machine control: agriculture, construction, mining
 Maritime: dredging, offshore engineering
 Navigation: automation & robotics, aviation, …
 Security: PRS receivers
 Represents 75% of revenues – Almost 0% at start-up
 Custom engineering of advanced GNSS receivers
 For institutional customers (mainly ESA)
 Galileo receiver technology
 Integrity infrastructure components
 Represents 25% of revenues – Almost 100% at start-up

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GNSS receivers and applications
MEASUREMENT
MACHINE
CONTROL
MARITIME
AVIATION
AUTOMATION

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Our Mission:
Delivering accuracy in the most difficult environments
1m
50cm
10cm
1cm
DGNSS,EGNOSRTK
PPPAR
PPP

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Worldwide Customer Base

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Very Important Home Market
Marine Applications
 Marine positioning
 Offshore construction
 Survey, Exploration seismic
 DP marine
 Dredging
 Scientific Measurements
 Unmanned (surface, underwater)
 Buoys
 Harbor activities
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Final Remarks
 Valorization of space R&D key for Septentrio
 We always seek to align project and product R&D
 Re-use results of ESA projects in Septentrio products
 Win-win: cost-effective state-of-the-art products
 It’s all about creating recurrent, sustainable business
 Sincere gratitude to Belgian Delegation
Thanks for 15 years of strong relation of trust & cooperation
 Thank you ESA for invaluable partnership
 Keep doing what you do so well: Galileo/EGEP/ARTES/…
 Thanks for helping us grow as European company
 Help us protect ESA/EU IP and know-how
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16. info@septentrio.com | www.septentrio.com | @septentrio
Septentrio Satellite Navigation
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+32 (0)16 300 800
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+1 (888) 655-9998
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