Customer: Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Programme: SWOT
Supply Chain: CNES > CS Group SPACE
Context
CS Group responsabilities for Support in Task Delegation of MCO and Ground Operations of CCC ISIS Science are as follows:
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- Management of ground support for operations in Task Delegation by CS GROUP

The features are as follows:
- Delegation of tasks for ground support in routine operation: MCO and support for operations (shifts, on-call), support for tests, management of the Cluster Sciences Platform, integration and qualification of new LdP versions
Contribution to the shared AIV ISIS (MIG), to the shared exploitation layer (PULP) and to the AIV ClusterSciences: AIV and testing of new versions of LdP, integration of new missions
Task delegation: support for the definition, implementation and technical management of operations assistance tools
Project implementation
The project objectives are as follows:
- Delegation of tasks for MRO and routine ground operations for scientific or civil missions based on the ISIS Product Line: SWOT missions, N3SS, …
The processes for carrying out the project are:
- Specific Process for Assembly, Integration, Validation Qualification of Control Ground Segments
- Qualification system tests of control ground segments: Compatibility, Technical and Operational Qualification
Technical characteristics
The solution key points are as follows:
- Deployment of virtualized architecture, equipment, costs, security
- Configuration and deployment of CCCs and SCPs/SSVs (experts) and test lines (Onboard, Ground, FDS users)
- Spatial databases/Systems: DB generation, LdP configuration, TM/TC qualification
- Highly experienced team (ISIS experts)
The main technologies used in this project are:
| Domain |
Technology(ies) |
| Hardware environment(s) |
Esx Dell, SAN, Appliance Netbackup, HP Thin Pro, switch, firewall |
| Operating System(s) |
Red Hat 7.5, VMWare, NoMachine, PXE, Nutanix |
| Programming language(s) |
Python, Bash |
| Interoperability (protocols, format, APIs) |
XML, XTCE, Jason, CCSDS, standard CNES XIF |
| Production software (IDE, DEVOPS etc.) |
JIRA, Git, Ansible |
| Main COTS library(ies) |
Ldap, IDM, ZeroMQ, SGBD |