Herschel - Planck Launch

The European Space Agency's Herschel - Planck mission is due to be launched in May 2009 from the ESA launch facility at Kourou in French Guiana.

CAPTEC is participating in the launch team at Kourou to perform the final tests in support of the prime contractor.

Since 2003, CAPTEC has performed Independent Software Verification and Validation (ISVV) on the On-Board Software throughout the development of the satellites.

CAPTEC undertakes major projects in the development of flight software for the European satellite program, and. It specialises in on-board software for attitude and orbit control, data management and instrumentation.

Arising from its specialisation in image processing and digital image compression techniques, products have been developed for the medical industry with installations in Ireland and the United States.

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