18: Ground station networks
Ricardo Tubío-Pardavila; Naomi Kurahara Infostellar Inc., Network Operations, Shinagawa City, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract
Small satellite operators have started decreasing the cost of space missions by using small innovative satellites, taking more risk in exchange. Over time the ground segment evolved from single isolated ground stations, into complex software and flexible mission operation systems. Due to the strict constraints on cost set for these missions, the ground segment was designed using commercial infrastructure and communication components. As of today the utilization of commercial cloud technologies has permitted shifting the space mission paradigm to a market similar to the big data services. In ...
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