ground segment

Commercial innovation for NOAA ground enterprise architecture
NOAA would “far exceed the funds available” if the agency carries out plans to expand its constellation through 2042 without changing its ground architecture, said Michael Morgan, Commerce Department assistant secretary for environmental observation and prediction.

Telespazio unveils product line for NewSpace market
Telespazio is beginning to offer a family of products to help commercial space companies set up a digitized ground segment in the cloud.

A common ground system for military satellites is proving to be harder than envisioned
Space Force satellite operators want to move away from having different ground systems for each military constellation

Atlas wins Defense Innovation Unit Award for hybrid network
Atlas Space Operations announced a Defense Innovation Unit contract June 8 to demonstrate a hybrid network to link Defense Department, civil government and commercial satellites.

Space Development Agency to release new solicitation for constellation ground segment
The Space Development Agency in early 2022 will seek bids for the ground segment portion of its low-Earth orbit constellation.

Leaf Space establishes five new ground stations
Italian ground segment provider Leaf Space announced plans Oct. 14 to add five ground stations to its global Leaf Line Network.

KSAT rapidly expands KSATlite small satellite network
KSAT is rapidly installing antennas around the world to keep pace with the dramatic rise in small satellite activity.

York Space Systems automates ground system operations
York Space Systems has learned a lot from operating its first production-model spacecraft in orbit for two years. The biggest takeaway, though, has been the need to automate satellite handling on the ground.

An open system for missile-warning satellite data is in the works but faces challenges
The Space Force wants an open platform to process and distribute data from missile-warning satellites so it's less dependent on the current prime contractor Lockheed Martin.

Kratos unveils OpenSpace platform to make ground systems more adaptable
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced the release Oct. 20 of OpenSpace, a software platform and family of virtual products designed to help satellite ground systems adapt rapidly to changing conditions.