on a Soyuz upper stage © EADS Astrium
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The primary aim of GIOVE-B is to flight test the technologies needed for the Galileo constellation. Due for launch later in 2006, GIOVE-B will be the second in-orbit element of the Galileo programme. SciSys is responsible for the Mission Control Segment and the Spacecraft Simulator.
The GIOVE-B mission will:
- Transmit required navigation signals in order to secure payload frequencies for the Galileo system
- Characterise the Medium-height Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Investigate the on-board clock performance
- Perform signal in space experiments
Simulator are major components of the GIOVE-B
infrastructure © SciSys (click to enlarge)
SciSys is responsible for the development of the Mission Control System (MCS) and the Spacecraft Simulator.
SciSys' MCS solution is based on the European Space Agency's (ESA) SCOS-2000 satellite control system infrastructure. SCOS-2000 has been used on many ESA missions, including the Rosetta cometary inception mission (for which SciSys developed SCOS-2000).
The Spacecraft Simulator solution is based on ESA's SIMSAT-2000 simulator infrastructure.
See Technologies for information on technical details.
