For more than 20 years, ASTRIUM has continuously forged a strong expertise in modelling and simulation of all aspects related to the space systems. This led to the development of modelling tools allowing to perform an up-to-date and optimised design for any spacecraft, equipment or instrument. This line of activities concerns all the relevant technical fields: the satellite mission, the overall design of the satellite, its interaction with the complex Space environment, together with the detailed design of critical aspects like thermal behaviour or impact of radiation.

This experience is, on the one side, based on a deep experience in the understanding of physical phenomena covering a wide panel of domains: space environment, thermal analysis, radiation, contamination, infrared signature, mission analysis, image processing, etc. Various modelling tools have been developed to analyse the spacecraft performances: they are based on up-to-date numerical methods particularly adapted to handle a system as complex as a spacecraft.

On the other side, it is also based on an expertise in computer technologies allowing ASTRIUM to develop efficient tools oriented towards the user’s needs. This is obtained through a mastering of the 3D technologies, the user interface development, the database management and the real time software.

The organisation of the SYSTEMA team aims to take advantage of these dual competencies to develop state of the art Space engineering tools: a group is in charge of the kernel (CAE software development team) and another one of the development of Space related applications.

In parallel, the SYSTEMA team is organised to provide to its customers a complete support: installation of the software, training, hot line support, problem correction, dedicated evolutions of tools.