GomSpace has delivered an efficient and cost-effective "new space" solution for operating the Arctic Weather Satellite, a mission aimed at enhancing global weather forecasting. GomSpace is leveraging their Hands-off Operations Platform (HOOP) mission control system (MCS) in collaboration with OHB. The HOOP MCS brings advanced automation capabilities to the mission, by enabling the operator to conduct satellite operations more efficiently and reducing the need for human intervention.
The development part of the signed contract from April 29, 2022, has now been fully executed and GomSpace will continue supporting the mission as needed. The development and delivery of the HOOP MCS has expanded GomSpace's expertise in space software engineering, and makes GomSpace able to offer an end-to-end solution, from satellite hardware to mission operations and data management. This capability is significant in GomSpace’s ability to offer partners and customers integrated solutions that simplify mission planning, reduce operational complexity, and minimize costs.
The Arctic Weather Satellite was launched on August 16 aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-11 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The satellite serves as a prototype for a proposed future constellation of small satellites that ESA would develop for European meteorological agency, Eumetsat. The mission aims to improve the collection of weather data, and with a potential polar-orbiting constellation of satellites, it could be possible to provide data for very short-term weather forecasts and nowcasts in the Arctic and around the world. Carrying a cross-track scanning microwave radiometer, the Arctic Weather Satellite mission provides measurements of atmospheric humidity and temperature.
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