ground control systems
Paris Space Week 2022: The International event of the Space sector
The 9th edition of Paris Space Week will take place in Grande Arche Area at the h…
Military early warning satellites to begin migration to new ground system
Lockheed Martin will analyze the risks in the process of migrating a SBIRS geosynchronous satellite to the next-generation Enterprise Ground Services.
Fundamental changes ahead as ground systems prepare for constellations, 5G
The ground systems business has changed dramatically in recent years thanks to a massive increase in data volume, advanced technology and fresh competition. More change is coming as constellations in low Earth orbit multiply and individual satellites collect and transmit more data than ever before.
Viasat expanding into crowded ground-as-a-service business
Viasat is building out a network of nine ground stations around the world to downlink data from Earth observation satellites, marking an expansion from the operator’s satellite broadband and hardware business.
Why the “Amazonification” of satellite data communications is a good thing
As a founder and chief strategy officer of ATLAS Space Operations, a satellite data communications company that has been doing this very same thing for the past four years, you might think I’d be a little nervous to see Amazon enter the industry. But I’m not.
Space ground segment having its own launch sector-like renaissance, Kratos says
WASHINGTON — The revolution in space technology — prominently seen with reusable rocketry advances and the commercial adoption of miniaturized satellites — is also happening on the ground, according to Kratos.
Kratos, bullish on satellite communications, in talks with LEO constellations
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is selling off one of its business units to focus on the high-growth areas of satellite communications and drones.
New ground network gives forecasters quicker access to satellite weather data
The Common Ground Station 2.0 already is retrieving satellite data from a new ground station at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in addition to the ground station in Svalbard, Norway, that NASA and NOAA relied on in the first generation of the Common Ground System.
Space software is another area that needs faster acquisition, general says
“We are very much enamoured with our system engineering processes in the Department,” said Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, the leader of Air Force Material Command.
