10 March 2015
ARTES and the world of satcoms
... using an off-the-shelf laser tracker for precise localisation of the gondola. Changes on the ground Innovation is also needed in the ground segment. For example we need to look for more efficient ways of using available frequencies. New techniques...
January 2019
Engineering six-hour solar eclipses with formation flying
...consortium is led by CSL (Centre Spatial de Liége). As seen previously, Proba-3 space segment is driven by the formation flying technology needs. On the other hand, the ground segment is built upon the heritage from previous Proba missions, with high...
February 2018
CubeSats changing the landscape for ‘app’ developers
... software framework dedicated to nanosatellites that is neither limited to the space segment nor the ground segment, and instead covers both segments simultaneously. A set of pre-built components is available that allows quick development of new...
March 2016
Rosetta – Starting from Scratch
.... After completing the mission’s conceptual design in early 1996, ESOC began the preparation of the ground segment and mission operations. A Ground Segment Manager (GSM), Manfred Warhaut, was appointed to oversee all ESOC activities, from the initial...
March 2015
Sky links: from multi-satellite systems to nano-launchers
.... It will be composed of spacecraft clusters, tied into a unified network that connects them to each other and the ground segment. This infrastructure will essentially provide its users with a “hosting” service, giving them the opportunity to use...
April 2019
LISA Pathfinder – paving the way for future studies of the gravitational universe
... in the Netherlands and then (from 1993) at ESOC in Germany. Since 2008 he has been responsible for the ground segment and mission operations of ESA’s astronomy and fundamental physics missions including Herschel & Planck, Gaia, Lisa Pathfinder...
