Atos to evolve CNES's customizable flight software and maintain it for the next five years
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Atos to evolve CNES's customizable flight software and maintain it
for the next five years
Press Release
Atos to evolve CNES's customizable flight
software and maintain it for the next five years
Paris, France – 16 December 2024 – Atos
today announces it has been selected by The Centre
National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) to update and
maintain its customizable flight software solution (LVCUGEN) for
satellites and spacecraft. This new five-year contract reflects
CNES's continued trust in Atos as a reliable technology
partner.
Atos has partnered with CNES since 2019 on the
development of LVCUGEN software components. This reusable
customizable framework provides a solid foundation for embedded
software development. LVCUGEN is based on software components,
rigorous production processes and specific tools. Adaptable and
modular, the solution can be customized by users according to their
needs.
As the head development and maintenance partner
for LVCUGEN, Atos ensures that the solution meets the requirements
of CNES's current and future space programs and enables academic
and industrial users to maximize the use of the technology and
deploy its full potential in their projects.
By implementing a DevOps
approach combined with open-source
technologies, Atos promotes collaboration between space
stakeholders to ensure the highest levels of quality while reducing
costs and accelerating the development and production of embedded
software based on the LVCUGEN software platform. Users benefit from
an optimized environment and reduced validation times thanks to
automation that complies with ECSS1
standards. This technical and organizational framework was
developed by the European space community to guarantee the quality,
safety and efficiency of projects carried out by all space
stakeholders.
"Atos supports the smooth operation and
evolution of our customizable embedded software development
solution. The increasingly widespread adoption of this innovative
architecture by our industrial, scientific and academic partners is
a success for CNES and positions Atos as a key partner in our
current and future major space programs," said
Pierre-Baptiste Lambert, Head of the Flight Software
Department, CNES.
"Thanks to our in-depth knowledge of the
space field, our expertise in embedded software and our long-term
commitment to CNES, Atos has perfectly met the challenges of
reusability, reliability and cost optimization that are so critical
in the development of spaceflight software," said
Thomas Legras, Agency Director, Space Sector,
Atos.
The LVCUGEN multi-target solution has been
successfully deployed in the JUICE,
N3SS, EyeSat,
Angels, Kineis and
SVOM space missions and the MMX
Mars mission's IDEFIX rover, demonstrating its
ability to meet the space industry's most ambitious challenges
across multiple types of architectures, from traditional satellites
to New Space nanosatellites.
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About Atos
Atos is a global leader in digital
transformation with c. 82,000 employees and annual revenue of c. €
10 billion. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and
high-performance computing, the Group provides tailored end-to-end
solutions for all industries in 69 countries. A pioneer in
decarbonization services and products, Atos is committed to a
secure and decarbonized digital for its clients. Atos is a SE
(Societas Europaea) and listed on Euronext Paris.
The purpose of Atos is to help design
the future of the information space. Its expertise and services
support the development of knowledge, education and research in a
multicultural approach and contribute to the development of
scientific and technological excellence. Across the world, the
Group enables its customers and employees, and members of societies
at large to live, work and develop sustainably, in a safe and
secure information space.
About CNES
Created in 1961, CNES is a programme agency, a
technical centre and a space operator, bringing together all the
functions that enable the French government to define and implement
its space strategy, as well as to deploy public policies that
require the support of the space sector (land management,
agriculture, health, telecommunications, natural disasters,
defence, etc.).
CNES ensures the availability of all the
operational resources necessary for launches, positioning of
spacecraft and space operations in orbit. CNES is an operator of
vital importance (OIV), identified by the State as having
activities essential to the survival of the nation. France,
represented by CNES, is one of the main contributors to the
European Space Agency (ESA).
To find out more about CNES, visit
https://cnes.fr/en
Press contact
Isabelle Grangé - France |
isabelle.grange@atos.net | +33 (0) 6 64 56 74 88
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