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...
December 2014
Space for Earth: How ESA wants to use lessons learned above on the ground
...EO concept missions were chosen per study for a full cost–benefit analysis, including instrument, platform, launch, ground segment and feasibility assessments. In the first study, a collaboration formed by NOVELTIS, ENEA and OHB, these concepts were4...
October 2025
Satellite technology - from operational challenges to strategic opportunities
... services even when individual platforms are compromised. Cybersecurity for satellite systems encompasses both space and ground segments. Satellites must be protected against unauthorised access, command spoofing and data manipulation, while...
November 2025
Vantage Vigil - Europe’s first operational space weather mission nears approval
...prime contractor for Vigil in the spring of 2024. High risk stakes ESA is also developing a low-latency ground segment to receive, process and disseminate data within minutes The importance of Vigil is underscored by rising awareness of space weather...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
... that wishes to insure anything from a single spacecraft to an entire system (including both space and ground segments). The client engages a satellite manufacturer (otherwise known as a prime contractor), which manages a team of subcontractors...
