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[April 19, 2012]

SCISYS secures first projects involving CubeSats

(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SCISYS is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract to support the delivery of a major element of the UK MOD's CubeSat Research Programme. Artist's impression of UKube-1. UK Space Agency A CubeSat is a type of miniaturised satellite, currently developed for space research that usually has a volume of exactly one litre (10cm cube), a mass of little more than one kilogram and typically uses commercial off-the-shelf electronic components. CubeSats represent a disruptive technology for operational users who require rapid, low cost, short duration deployment of sensing and communications capability in Low Earth Orbit.

As part of the Gioconda industry consortium (under the leadership of Roke Manor Research), SCISYS will undertake software tasks in support of the delivery of engineering and flight-ready models (mechanically, electrically, electronically and functionally representative) and electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) for an advanced experimental radio payload suitable for subsequent deployment in space within a CubeSat.

In a second award, SCISYS has been contracted by the UK Space Agency to provide support to on-board data handling software for the UKube-1 programme, currently under development by Clyde Space Ltd, which will host several innovative scientific payloads.

Roger Ward, Head of On-Board Software at SCISYS commented " we are thrilled to be involved in these programmes. We feel our experience in mainstream satellite solutions gives us real insights into what can be better offered through CubeSats. Our autonomy and automation skills should be especially useful in developing software to support new types of low cost, end to end operations. CubeSats introduce a whole new class of business opportunity and could encourage more operational space missions in the future ." About SCISYS: The SCISYS Group is a leading developer of IT services. We develop robust, real-world application solutions and provide supporting services in a broad spectrum of market sectors including space, utilities, defence, government, communication, business services, media and broadcast and transport. Customers include the Environment Agency, MOD, Thames Water, Astrium, Thales Alenia Space, the European Space Agency, EUMETSAT, the BBC and Deutsche Welle. The group has offices in Chippenham, Bristol and Reading in the UK and in Bochum, Darmstadt and Oberpfaffenhofen in Germany. In the UK the group conducts its business through SCISYS UK Ltd, in Germany through SCISYS Deutschland GmbH.

For more information, contact: Chris Lee +44(0)1249 466466 chris.lee@scisys.co.uk About Gioconda Gioconda comprises Roke Manor Research (a Chemring Group company) as prime, SCISYS UK Ltd, and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.

For more information, contact: Russell Hardy Roke Manor Research +44(0)1794 833000 russell.hardy@roke.co.uk About Ukube-1 The UK Space Agency is supporting a pilot programme to design and launch a CubeSat -- a miniature, cube-shaped satellite that will allow the UK to test new space technologies and carry out new space research 'cheaply' and quickly. The pilot programme, named UKube 1, will use a spacecraft platform that is currently under development by Clyde Space Ltd.

The small size, low complexity and largely off-the-shelf nature of CubeSats make them inexpensive and allow them to be launched on a rapid timescale, enabling a high number of launches, more science and more terrestrial applications.

For more information, contact: Julia Short UK Space Agency +44(0)1793 41 8069 ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to info@m2.com)).

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