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NOVELTIS and space


NOVELTIS works on the design of tomorrow’s space missions and enhances the value of current missions, in partnership with space agencies, the European Commission, research centers and industry.

With more than 20 years of experience, NOVELTIS has been able to develop over the years a real expertise in scientific engineering for space missions, whether for atmospheric physics and chemistry, oceanography, characterization of continental surfaces or sciences of the universe.

Our activities in space


The added value brought by NOVELTIS in Space lies in the synergy between its strong expertise in space sciences and technologies and its mastery of environmental sciences and their applications.

Analysis and specification of the needs for new missons

Preliminary studies of new concepts in Earth observation and atmospheric sounding

Development of end-to-end simulators

Development of new on-board and ground processing algorithms

Performance analysis of space instruments and missions

Design of new geophysical products derived from the missions

Calibration and validation of observation systems, before and after satellite launch

Radiative transfer modeling

Support to users for the exploitation of space missions within the framework of flagship European programs like Copernicus, and promotion of these programs internationally

Some pioneer space missions on which NOVELTIS has worked:

IASI, IASI-NG, IRS, Sentinel-NG, Meteosat second and third generations, Microcarb, Merlin, Sentinel 1-2-3-4-5P, CarbonSat, SEVIRI, FCI, MetImage, 3MI, Hypxim, Jason, SWOT, STEREOID, ALTIKA, SAPHIR, etc