SciSys Case Studies

APEX (Automated Procedure EXecution)

Automated Procedure EXecution (APEX) is a generic portable procedure definition and execution tool that enables automation of spacecraft testing and spacecraft operations.

GOCE Simulator

Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer

Rosetta

SciSys are responsible for the Mission Control System (MCS) of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft.

SCOS-2000 is the European Space Agency's (ESA) highly configurable generic mission control system. SCOS-2000 includes comprehensive telemetry processing, manual and automatic commanding, on-board software management, mission archive and web-based data distribution.

XMM-Newton and Integral

XMM-Newton, the largest European science spacecraft ever built, detects X-rays created by supernovas, black holes, neutron stars, and other deep space objects.

GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security)

GMES is the future of providing information services to ministries and agencies which are based on satellite measurements.

LISA (Laser Interferometry Spa

Due for launch in 2009, LISA Pathfinder will test the technology which will be used in the European Space Agency's (ESA) LISA (Laser Interferometry Space Antenna)

Planetary Aerobot

Planetary Aerobots will transform the way we explore planets. Combining the close-surface proximity of a rover with the large-area visibility of an orbiter, a planetary aerobot would drift on the currents of an alien atmosphere - it would have the capability of producing extremely high resolution images but would not be limited to an area of a few tens of metres.

SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity)

Part of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Living Planet Programme, the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission, due for launch in 2007, will provide invaluable information on hydrology and ocean circulation patters.

hifly®

hifly® is a complete monitoring and control solution for satellite fleet operations. It is operationally proven, and can provide fully integrated support for large heterogeneous fleets and small constellations alike.

Aurora

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Aurora programme is an ambitious initiative to put robots (and eventually humans) onto the surface of Mars within the next thirty years.

Huygens

SciSys developed and maintained the Mission Control System that has been used to monitor the health of Huygens, control it during its interplanetary journey, and receive the invaluable images and scientific data that Huygens transmitted back to Earth.

GELO (GEneric Launch Window Optimisation)

SciSys' GELO product offers satellite operators a sophisticated application that automates the task of selecting optimal parameters for launching any mission using any launch vehicle into any Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO).

GIOVE-B

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.

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