In order to keep the cost of a complete small satellite program low, it is necessary to minimize the cost of the ground station operations and support. This is required not only for the operations and support per se, but also in the development of ground station hardware and the mission associated software. Recent experiences at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) on two international projects, IRAS and AMPTE, have shown that the low cost objectives of operations using smaller national facilities can be achieved. This paper describes the facilities at RAL, and the methods by which low cost support are provided by considering the differing implications of hardware/software system modularity, reliability, and small numbers of dedicated and highly skilled operations staff.
Ground Station support for small scientific satellites
1994-11-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
Ground Station Support for Small Scientific Satellites
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