Interplanetary Internet & Cameras in Space: ESA's OPS-SAT First Results – Parabolic Arc
As a flying laboratory, ESA’s OPS-SAT will test and validate new techniques in mission control and on-board systems. (Credit: ESA) PARIS (ESA PR) — OPS-SAT is the world’s first open, in-orbit testbed for new spacecraft software and applications. By conducting low-cost, low-risk experiments with OPS-SAT, teams from across Europe are ushering in a new era for European spaceflight innovation and commercial opportunity. OPS-SAT’s commissioning phase ended in September and the first experiments are now being carried out in orbit Innovative new technologies are being tested on OPS-SAT in a...
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