A visualization of ExoOPS Mission Design. Photo: ExoTrail

Exotrail revealed last Thursday that the French space agency CNES‘ mission design analysis and system engineering teams are now using Exotrail’s EXoOps – Mission Design software. CNES signed a software licensing contract for ExoOPS – Mission Design over the summer, which is available as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The product was released in March, and Eutelsat was the first announced customer. Additionally, ExoTrail raised $13 million in a Series A funding over the summer.

The ExoOps – Mission Design software allows CNES teams to run mission design analysis such as multiple scenario constellation deployment, simulation and optimization of low-thrust maneuvers, and propulsive system benchmarking analysis. Additionally, ExoOps – Mission Design  is connected to IDM-CIC, an orbital platform definition and design software tool also used by CNES.

Exotrail Chairman and CEO David Henri commented: “We greatly thank CNES to become one of the key users of ExoOPS – Mission Design. We are delighted of the feedback we are getting from very experienced team and which will fully benefit to our product roadmap. Our main objective is clearly to position ExoOPS software suite as a leading orbital mechanics tool onto the market supporting deployment of complex mission from very early design phase to in-orbit operation of very valuable assets.