European Space Agency’s PROBA Satellite
"We chose Wind River's VxWorks operating system for PROBA because of its robustness and proven reliability on space missions," said Dominique Baudoux, Space Business Unit Program Manager for Spacebel, the subcontractor responsible for providing PROBA's flight software. "Because PROBA operates virtually unaided, we needed a trustworthy operating system capable of reliable operation while in space. PROBA is thus far a great success, and we are very pleased with the software."
| July 23, 2002 | European Space Agency Deploys PROBA Satellite Using Wind River Technology |
| Challenge | Solution | Results |
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Robust, highly reliable software for a space environment Support for ERC32 radiation-hardened processor Remote software uploads |
Proven device software that works in the most extreme environments Wind River device software targets multiple processor architectures, including ERC32 and LEON SPARC devices Wind River device software facilitates remote management and configuration of devices |
PROBA was launched successfully by the European Space Agency (ESA) and continues to perfom scientific actions in space. Much of the data returned from PROBA can be found on the ESA website. Provides real-time detection of toxic chemicals for military and commercial use. |
