March 2018
Mapping the dark universe
... and design choices The characteristics of the Euclid mission pose a number of important challenges on the design of the ground segment and its operations: Euclid will be placed and maintained on a large amplitude Halo orbit around SEL2. The...
October 2023
Slovenia’s footprint in space
... exist today in Slovenia. These include engineering and manufacturing of upstream components and platforms, development of ground segment equipment, and exploitation of space data and signals for downstream applications. The Slovenian space industry...
August 2016
Rosetta overcomes major setback
... deputy Spacecraft Operations Manager, was in the room next door to the office of Manfred Warhaut, the Rosetta Ground Segment Manager. He called me in and asked if I knew? Seeing the expression on my face he realised I didn’t know what he was talking...
April 2021
Satellites in the cloud: data from orbit
.... Earth observation data downlink forms the next largest segment as an opportunity for ground segment players, while geospatial analytics and orbital infrastructure are smaller segments with revenues driven by business model and technology evolution...
February 2019
European system for global weather forecasting and climate change detection
... signed an agreement in 1998 to collaborate on the IJPS, comprising two polar-orbiting satellite systems and their respective ground segments, and forming one key component of the global observing system coordinated by the WMO. The IJPS cooperation...
October 2024
Virtualisation of the satellite sector
... solution. So, what does virtualisation achieve? If the satellite sector is to integrate into the broader telco market, the ground segment will need to match the in-orbit capabilities and become software defined, agile and flexible. To achieve this...
