Customer: Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Programme: Galileo
Supply Chain: CNES > CS Group SPACE
Context
CNES is in charge of LEOP GALILEO satellites for IOV1 and IOV2 (In Orbit validation) phases.
ESOC (MOIS, SCOS2000)
Duration: 2010-2011
CS Group responsabilities for GALILEO Ground Segment Operation Support are as follows:
- Ground assets preparation, Operations Support

The features are as follows:
- OPF and MOIS tools for the management of user requests/writing associated changing requests
Development of Tools for integrating the operational data in the technical environment and producing relevant validation data for board-ground teams and for the SVT and IOV phases
Integration of CSIM scripts written by the operation teams in the corresponding tool
Project implementation
The project objectives are as follows:
- Preparation and participation to System Validation Tests (SVT)
- Support for the preparation of ground assets (different tools) and the monitoring of LEOP operations
The processes for carrying out the project are:
Technical characteristics
The solution key points are as follows:
- ESOC technical environment (MOIS, SCOS2000, …)
- Complex planning and project
The main technologies used in this project are:
| Domain |
Technology(ies) |
| Operating System(s) |
Linux |
| Programming language(s) |
Shell |
| Interoperability (protocols, format, APIs) |
TCP/IP |
| Main COTS library(ies) |
SCOS2000, MOIS |