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Objectives
The final product of the MEO Extension to REACH project is designed to provide an extension of the Precursor PACIS-1 (now named REACH) project to support MEO mPOWER capacity in addition to the existing GEO capacity.
The objective was to develop an interface to REACH that enables the users with the option of booking mission requests using the SES MEO mPOWER constellation and/or GEO constellation.
Challenges
The implementation of MEO Extension to REACH requires the integration between the GMOC, which is the platform in charge of the booking, assignment, distribution and administration of the services and satellite capacity offered by REACH. The ARC oversees the booking, assignment, distribution and administration of services and satellite capacity of SES’ MEO mPOWER Platform.
This integration includes the preparation of the ground stations to support MEO and GEO constellations according to the customer requirements, and the improvement/enhancement of the GMOC platform. Therefore, the service is operated with MEO antennas and GEO antennas, as well as satellite modems capable of supporting both constellations.
System Architecture
MEO extension to REACH will be using the SES mPOWER satellite fleet and services for the user cases that involve MEO orbits, and the REACH GEO platform for the user cases that involve MEO and GEO orbits.
SES mPOWER provides the services end to end over the MEO orbits, which means that REACH will manage the service through the Unified API, which links the REACH GMOP to the mPOWER Ecosystem (OSO, SRI, CRM and ARC), and will use the mPOWER satellite HUB baseband and remote site solutions.
Plan
- Requirements Review (RR): Release the updated technical requirements specification.
- Preliminary Design Review (PDR): Approve the technical requirements specification at all levels, verify the preliminary design of the selected concept and technical solutions against all requirements (including interfaces).
- Critical Design Review (CDR): Approve the final design, assess, through review, analysis or test results, the compliance status with the technical requirements specification (including interfaces).
- Test Readiness Review (TRR): Verify test documentation availability and suitability, verify that the tested item(s) is(are) built to the required standard, check that the item is in the correct test configuration.
- Factory / On-Site Acceptance Test (FAT/SAT): Review outcomes of the verification performed internally by contractor, perform a subset of verification tests witnessed by ESA, verify the acceptability of any non-conformances.
- Final Review (FR): Present a summary of the outcome of the development, including conclusions and recommendations, propose an outline of future product development strategies, present the qualification test results (if no qualification review has been held previously), provide an estimation of the socioeconomic impact of the product development and of the subsequent commercialisation of the product.
Current Status
The project is now completed.
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