ESA hosts international conference on tracking and commanding spacecraft
ESApod, audio and video from space
English - September 12, 2007 15:00 - 4 minutes - 2.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingScience Technology science ariane astronauts astronomy black hole comet earth envisat ers-2 ground station Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Telemetry, tracking and command systems are complex networks of ground tracking stations supported by sophisticated signal processing that enable ground controllers to send up commands and receive large amounts of scientific data, often transmitted from millions of kilometres in deep space. These systems are crucial to space success and require unique, high-precision engineering, often adapted to the requirements of different missions. However all space agencies must rationalise costs and as result global cooperation in this highly technical field is growing deeper.
ESApod reports from ESA's 4th International Workshop on Tracking, Telemetry and Command Systems for Space Applications.
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