... 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...
.... 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...
.... 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...
... 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...
...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...
... 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...