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Great presentation from Tony Li about the "Routing Architecture for Satellites" at Between 0x2 Nerds show hosted by Jeff Doyle and Jeff Tantsura. When examining Satellite networks, the following questions always come to mind: - What's the forwarding plane? - How is routing scalability achieved for LEO satellites? - How is Traffic Engineering (TE) supported in such networks? - What are the deployment considerations? Go through the Youtube Video and check out Tony's draft to answer the above questions and more: https://lnkd.in/dXciBzAJ Is any of the SpaceX Network Engineer/Architect up for a quick virtual coffee and discuss about Starlink network? #StarLink #SatelliteInternet https://lnkd.in/dvvEVnsY

Satellite Technology with Innovative Solutions 🛸 🌎 ReOrbit’s whitepaper introduces a transformative approach to satellite technology by emphasizing a software-first strategy. This method prioritizes software capabilities over traditional hardware constraints, aiming to revolutionize the space industry. Key concepts include modular design, autonomous operations, and a focus on flexibility. See the full article on our website, read for free 📖 - we have no adds! If you like this post, please consider Comment, Repost, Send and Like. #forumNordic #Finland #Innovation #Space #Technology https://lnkd.in/dhmRrJeS

Pitt Space (c/o SHREC: Center for Space, High-Performance, and Resilient Computing) was selected this week by the DoD Space Test Program (STP) to develop, deploy, and operate a new space experiment called VANTAGE (visual and neuromorphic targeting and geosensing experiment) on the International Space Station (ISS). VANTAGE is the fourth Pitt space experiment on ISS c/o STP and will feature novel hardware and software technologies under test in space, showcasing a resilient, reconfigurable, intelligent, and parallel system for autonomous sensor processing in the harsh environment. Development will commence immediately, and launch is expected in early/mid 2027. #space #pitt #h2p #shrec https://lnkd.in/eeh4fTPN

'Proliferated architectures' employ large numbers of small satellites to accomplish the mission of a few large satellites. These networks are massively more robust and challenging for adversaries to disrupt. The future is a 'proliferated architecture.' https://ow.ly/J40u50UiJl9

I’m thrilled to announce the publication of our latest paper titled “Link budget analysis of bi‑directional LEO and GEO optical feeder links advancing the beam wander model’s accuracy” in Scientific Reports: https://lnkd.in/deGPicsU The adoption of free space optical communications in a 3D network architecture, integrating terrestrial and non-terrestrial network segments, represents a possible solution to meet the requirements of future Beyond-5G and 6G networks in terms of data rates and capacities, but also to offer a ubiquitous high-speed connectivity. In this framework, we propose a flexible link budget numerical tool for supporting the design of bi-directional optical feeder links. Some examples of link budget analyses for real optical feeder links involving both LEO and GEO satellites are shown, demonstrating the tool's prediction accuracy. Particular attention has been paid to the modelling of optical turbulence-induced effects and pointing errors. Specifically, among the tool capabilities, the overcoming of the coarse link distance approximation applied in the conventional beam wander model is demonstrated. I want to express my deepest appreciation to all the co-authors who made this research possible: Davide Monopoli, Angelo Altamura, Dr. Alberto Mengali, Prof. Dr. Marco Grande, and Prof. Dr. Antonella D'Orazio. Words cannot express my gratitude for the guidance of Prof. Dr. Marco Grande, whose expertise and mentorship were invaluable in shaping the direction of this research. His approach and dedication to research played a pivotal role in my academic and personal growth and will always be a source of inspiration. 

October may seem like a long ways away, but Antaris Co-Founder and CEO Thomas Barton will take the stage at Satellite Innovation, part of Silicon Valley Space Week, on the topic: "New Satellite Architectures." You can view the agenda + sign up at: https://lnkd.in/eu78Wx6Z. #svsw #satelliteinnovation #spacetech #spaceconferences #venturecapital #satellitetech #satellitetechnology #spacetechnology #fullmissionvirtualization

As a follow up to my personal mission of space tech exploration I've attended a really inspiring event organized by KP Labs covering the full story of ups and downs behind designing, crafting and deploying Intuition-1 satellite with the purpose of demonstrating some of their space dedicated solutions for image & data processing. - project took 5 years and number of iterations - initial plan was 8 months :> - they've build their own optics, because off the shelf were too expensive - works great, but it took horrendous amount of effort & time (and iterations), - initially they've planned to use GPU for processing, but no GPU was adjusted to operate in space, so they've build their own processing unit based on FPGA - they've done a great research through satellite platform providers, but what they didn't account for was that what you see on the presentation hardly ever matches reality - so it caused number of challenges during dev and ops - used extraordinary tools to solve problems (i.e. hammer and bicycle spoke :>) - but in the end they've succeeded! The satellite was launched on 11.11.2023 via Falcon 9 and was deployed to orbit a week later. After resolving some small initial issues it started operations and battle tested number of their components, including my personal favorites: - Leopard - a CubeSat standard-compliant Data Processing Unit which enables mission designers to apply Artificial Intelligence solutions in space. - Oryx OBCS - a modular flight software tool developed for the mission control of small satellites. Grzegorz Łada it was amazing to rewind through your Team journey and to learn that what started as a "cardboard and plywood project" ended up as high end engineering. Kudos to all of you for what you've achieved. #spacetech #engineering #satellite

Innovation in the ground segment has been one of the defining characteristics of the commercial space industry over the last 10 years. It doesn't always grab the headlines in the same way as launch news, but new ground station solutions are giving space missions more options than ever. In particular, managed ground station networks have been very attractive for smaller companies and missions. When a network has sufficient coverage, and is well managed by the operator (in terms of pass scheduling, data security, interoperability etc.) it provides the cost-effective Ground Segment-as-a-Service (GSaaS) model for space mission designers. With GSaaS you don't need to set up your own ground station, or even commission an entire antenna for a long period of time, you simply pay for the resources you need, when you need them. And the network operator can then upgrade the service due to the benefits that come from economies of scale, while bringing new innovations and ideas to market faster. There are several suppliers in the global supply chain who offer a GSaaS solution, and we've collated details on 17 of them in a comprehensive resource for space engineers and mission designers [SEE LINK IN COMMENT BELOW]. Featuring GSaaS services, solutions, and software by: Leaf Space Astralintu Space Technologies Groundcom KSAT – Kongsberg Satellite Services SSC - Swedish Space Corporation CONTEC Sfera Technologies ATLAS Space Operations, Inc. BridgeComm, Inc. Libre Space Foundation Laser Light Communications Microsoft Viasat Infostellar RBC Signals Amazon Web Services (AWS) Spaceit No matter the mission profile, it is never too early to think about the ground resources that will be needed - and we think this satsearch resource is the ideal place to start. Ad astra!

📰 "..It took 12 months to integrate into the satellite." Ran Qedar, CEO of #SPiN, shared with Nuray Taylor from Constellations how a challenge encountered during a university project that inspired the concept behind #MA61C a universal plug and play adapter for satellite components. 🛰️ #MA61C was designed to seamlessly integrate the satellite's components, hardware and software, cutting cost and time of satellite integration and scale up satellite produciton. 📖 Read the full interview here 👇

My fifth Publication https://lnkd.in/gRsa6_H6 This paper presents a path generation strategy for satellite formation flying based on model predictive control (MPC). The strategy aims to compute suboptimal trajectories by solving a nonconvex optimization problem, enabling the system of satellites to achieve formation flying in advance to reach the desired end states. It utilizes a combination of centralized architecture to achieve precise formation flying and ensures the desired formation is maintained during position transitions. By leveraging Kronecker's product, the strategy incorporates the dynamics of all satellites into a unified matrix, allowing for generalization to systems with any number of satellites.