March 2016
Rosetta – Starting from Scratch
... improvements. We began to worry about the rapidly approaching launch date: would the spacecraft be ready? Would our ground systems be robust enough? Would we be able to train our flight control team with a realistic and stable simulator? Rosetta...
August 2019
Space investment – from build-up to breakthrough
...more rapid than traditional approaches. These newly scalable ground systems are also beginning to yield value from the ...they are set to benefit tremendously from commercially available systems and services in space. During development, particularly of...
October 2017
Tracking air pollution and monitoring climate change
... in near-real time, i.e. within three hours of acquisition, thanks to the on-board X-Band Downlink Assembly and a ground system that includes two stations in Svalbard, Norway, and Inuvik, Canada. All data acquired in an orbit is transmitted to one...
17 February 2016
Gogo Inc. Fights to Keep American Airlines Contract
... are satisfied, including if a competitor offers connectivity services that materially improve on the Gogo early generation air to ground system that American has chosen to use on certain fleets, American can notify us. “If American gives the notice...
October 2025
Satellite technology - from operational challenges to strategic opportunities
...segments. Satellites must be protected against unauthorised access, command spoofing and data manipulation, while ground systems require robust security measures to prevent intrusion and ensure data integrity. The increasing connectivity of satellite...
February 2018
CubeSats changing the landscape for ‘app’ developers
... Section at ESOC, where his team is is focussed on mission data systems for CubeSats. Mehran has an interest in introducing modern software and system engineering paradigms to the ground systems domain of space missions. Dr Mario Merri, has been with...
