2023-06-23 12:34:00
The class. It’s hard to find a better expression to describe Sophia Engineering’s visit to the Paris Air Show. Firstly because the model of its HYP4U prototype is exhibited alongside the other satellites highlighted in the pavilion of the Ministry of the Armed Forces. Then because the nugget from Sophia Antipolis, which has not stopped growing since its creation in the early 2000s, was able to present its project, developed in partnership with the National Defense Innovation Agency, to President Emmanuel Macron. It must be said that the issue is strategic.
Applications multiples
This nanosatellite developed by the brains of the consulting agency renowned for its innovations – including a device for people with AMD – will offer a hyperspectral space data acquisition and enhancement service.
In other words, images carrying information on the chemical composition of what they immortalize and therefore compatible with many applications, such as measuring soil moisture, detecting diseases or even air pollution. water…
“The images will remain our property even if the Army has priority access to them”, says Vincent David, the founder of Sophia Conseil in the early 2000s, which has since become Sophia Engineering, with employee shareholding. The company, which today generates 20% of its turnover with products developed to meet the needs of its large group customers and 80% in technical assistance, which can go as far as the design of demonstrators, has knew how to invest two years ago in the turn of New Space. Always relying on tailor-made recruitment. “In particular, we have among us young space retirees who can finally move on to more rhythmic mission durations”emphasizes Laurent Escarrat, vice-president.
HYP4U also opens up the prospects for a new economic model not yet unveiled, “Operation will be disruptive”assures Vincent David, for example “allow people who have good ideas to create their application, using this data”.
The conquest has only just begun
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