The ROSA-RC was organized in 1998 as an entity legally represented by ROSA. ROSA RC joined all research capacities in a unique management. Since 2001, the ROSA RC has been selected by the Ministry of Education and Research as a Center of Excellence in Space Applications. The fields of science and technology knowledge developed by ROSA RC are: space dynamics, in particular small satellites and tethered systems, Earth Observation (remote sensing) satellite data retrieval, processing, algorithms and software development, applications development, data-mining technologies, geographic information systems (GIS), location based services (LBS), space information systems integration, Global Navigation Satellite Systems and space technology for risk management and security.