1 day course covering spacecraft basics, orbital mechanics and ground stations; taught by industry professionals
Digital version of course materials
Transport between Falmouth and Goonhilly Earth Station
Course registration for SMOC includes:
- Full 3 day course around space mission operations, taught by industry professionals
- Hands-on practicals for immersive learning
- Digital version of course materials
- Welcome reception and dinner (20 March)
- Mid-week social activity
- Tour of Goonhilly Earth Station
- Transport between Falmouth and Goonhilly Earth Station
Both the SMOC Foundation Day and full course are hosted at Goonhilly Earth Station, a working ground station. Attendees will be able to:
- Describe the major functions of space operations systems (and requirements, constraints)
- Identify the main parts of a space missions communications network
- Understand basic satellite communications principles and determine and analyse the key parameters of system design
- Complete link budget calculations and assess trade-off issues with other aspects of mission design
- Define key tasks to be performed by mission planners and operators through the mission lifetime
- Appreciate the distinctive aspects of operations approaches in ground and space segment
- Understand overall system architecture from a data flow point of view
- Explain the main differences between conventional commercial satellite operations, and emerging low cost approaches
- Understand how telemetry and telecommanding are performed in typical mission operations centres
This course is for you if:
- you are a recent graduate or new post-graduate student wanting an understanding of the space sector
- you are an engineer transferring into the space sector
- you work in the space sector and need an understanding of space mission operations
The course is delivered by industry practitioners and academic staff with a breadth of experience within the sector.
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