GMV renews its contract with the French Space Agency for the maintenance and evolution of the BAS3E space surveillance simulation system

GMV has renewed its contract with the French Space Agency (CNES) for the maintenance and evolution of the BAS3E space surveillance simulation system, reinforcing over a decade of continuous collaboration in this key area for space security in Europe.

BAS3E is a critical tool used to assess the capabilities of a European network of sensors in tasks such as space object cataloging, collision risk monitoring, fragmentation detection, and atmospheric re-entry tracking. Thanks to BAS3E, it is also possible to evaluate the potential impacts resulting from the integration of new sensors to the network or the modification of specific characteristics for the already existing sensors, thus allowing the European Commission to assess the added-value of those integrations or the potential funding of the mentioned modifications under the EUSST (EU Space Surveillance and Tracking) program, currently involving 15 participating countries.

GMV plays a key role in the simulation activities performed by CNES in the frame of the program, not only developing and maintaining the system, but also operating it, analyzing its results, and providing any technical support needed in the preparation of reports submitted to the European Commission.

This contract, with an initial duration of one and a half years, supports CNES in maintaining its leadership position in this field at the European level, while reaffirming its trust both in GMV’s technical expertise and leadership as a reference company in space surveillance system simulation.