New Service Contract at ESAC

Second PLANCK catalogue of compact sources released
9th July 2015
Second PLANCK catalogue of compact sources released
9th July 2015

European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC)

ESA awarded Aurora a new service contract containing most of the support that Aurora was already performing at ESAC, near Madrid in Spain. The Contract is for the years 2015 and 2016. Hugo Costa is the Service Manager and our services involve a further 18 engineers and scientists who provide specific services to the following:

Specialised services to support ESA in Computer System Engineering at ESAC

The service supports ESA in system administration activities for those computer systems used for science operations and research activities including Disk Storage infrastructure, Virtual infrastructure as well as GRID and Cloud computing infrastructures.

System and Software Engineering for Science Operations

  • Science Archives and Virtual Observatory with particular support to the Planck and Euclid missions.
  • Mars Express Medium and Short Term planning plus engineering support tasks.
  • Gaia Ground Segment Software Development and operations with particular responsibilities for the Main DataBase (MDB) using InterSystems Cache expected to hold more than 1 petabyte of data.; the Pipeline processing systems and supporting the Initial Data Treatment (IDT) subsystems.
  • ExoMars 2016 Science Ground Segment System Development at ESAC relating to the specification, design, implementation, testing and operations of the downlink system.
  • Herschel in Post-operations to ensure the preservation of the Herschel data legacy.

Operations Support

  • Rosetta Long, Medium and Short Term Science Mission Planning, liaison with PI teams and Trajectory Planning.
  • XMM-Newton scientific support to planning, operations calibration and science community.
  • Gaia Procedures, testing, integration and validation of science ground segment, daily operations, calibrations and supporting upgrades.
  • LISA Pathfinder operations planning and scientific support to the spacecraft and the Technology Package.
  • Planck scientific community support, publications and science archive.
  • Solar Orbiter Science Operations Centre testing.

The contract is carried out under a programme of and funded by the European Space Agency.

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The support has been carried out under a programme and funded by the European Space Agency.  ESA disclaimer – “The view expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Space Agency.”

 

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Aurora at a glance

Aurora Technology is a space consultancy and services provider combining experience and innovation.

Aurora's core business activity is the provision of support for engineering and scientific services to the Space industry. We provide top-notch profiles to bring in your team the needed experience to successfully help and support your projects.

Our Areas of Activity are Earth observation, telecommunications, navigation constellations, interplanetary and astronomical missions, manned space missions, facility management, education & communication. We have been supporting a large array of missions since 1995.

Aurora is part of the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) Group, who is a leading full-service supplier of state-of-the-art space engineering, satellite and launch services to commercial and institutional customers worldwide. Some of our Group’s customers: Eumetsat, DLR, Airbus, NASA, ASI, Cnes, JAXA, and more…
As part of the Engineering Services Division of SSC, Aurora's main customer is the European Space Agency, with a focus on supporting the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands and the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Spain.

Delivery Models

We know how hard is to find specialists in engineering and scientific domains. That’s why our consultancy services are capable to deliver to your organization the right skill set with 3 different types of Delivery Models: 1) Onsite Support @Client's premises; 2) Onsite Service with Deliverables and KPI; 3) Offsite Service @Aurora Offices.

We can offer a wide range of skillsets, which covers the entire space product development life cycle.
The expertise we can provide in our Service & Support Portfolio spans from Preliminary Phase 0/A (conceptual mission design) to Phase F (mission operations, maintenance, and disposal).

Do you want to become a customer or are you looking for collaborations? Get in touch with us:
info@aurora.nl; +31 (0) 71 532 7141

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Aurora is a company based on people as our key of success to be an excellence in the market. We encourage all Aurora employees to reach their full professional potential to enable our customers achieve their best results.

Joining out team, you will work with talented experts, contributing to top-level projects, challenging missions, and innovative technologies in the space industry. We offer exciting work, responsibility, a pleasant environment, and excellent remuneration + benefits.

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