Due to the advent of new generations of satellite systems, the harmonisation of the operations across different missions becomes a key element for cost-effective operations and for business continuity. With that goal in mind, EUMETSAT has conducted several specific case studies (Martin Pardo and Jaillot, 2020) with the aim to analyse the benefits and the best possible solutions to harmonise the ground stations (GStn) infrastructure and operations between the well-established Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) programme and the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) programme—the latter is currently in its Satellite In-Orbit Verification (SIOV) and commissioning phase of its first satellite. The first study explored the possibility of using any geosynchronous orbit (GEO) Telemetry, Tracking & Control (TT&C) Ground Station for the support of both generations of Meteosat satellites, i.e., by any EUMETSAT GEO ground segment. In this case, a transition from mission dedicated ground station assets to a multi-mission EUMETSAT ground station ‘infrastructure assets’ was envisaged. This approach would simplify the operations, increasing the flexibility of the overall available capacity during critical phases of the space mission in which alternate locations or dual station coverage are required. The definition of a harmonised GEO ground stations architecture involves not only the station sites but also the centralised ground stations’ high-level monitoring and control systems at EUMETSAT’s headquarters in Darmstadt. Through this harmonisation, the operations in the control room of the ground station assets, initially foreseen for two separate missions, would be orchestrated in a straightforward way and with a clear view of the real time status of all the available antennas and its associated equipment, as well as their use across the missions. Following this initial study and sharing this multi-mission approach, a second study (Smith and Cinque, 2022) focused on the harmonisation of the central ground stations’ monitoring and control system was started with the aim to move towards a unique GEO Ground station high level Monitoring and control (M&C) system. This paper describes the new GEO Ground Stations’ M&C system architecture and the benefits brought by its usage in the control room.
EUMETSAT Future Approach for a GEO Ground Stations Monitoring and Control System in the Mission Control Room
Springer Aerospace Techn.
International Conference on Space Operations ; 2023 ; Dubai, United Arab Emirates March 06, 2023 - March 10, 2023
14.12.2024
18 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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