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session 2

Title: Innovative Space Operations Concepts and Advanced Systems
type: oral
Description: This session addresses innovative space operations and addresses advanced concepts, systems, approaches, processes and tools for operating existing and new types of missions, improving mission output in quality and quantity, and reducing cost.
Date: 2025-10-03
Time: 13:45
Room: Room C2.4

IPC members

Co-Chair: Mr. Mario Cardano, Thales Alenia Space France, Italy;
Co-Chair: Dr. Andreas Ohndorf, DLR (German Aerospace Center), Germany;
Rapporteur: Dr. Jackelynne Silva-Martinez, NASA, United States;
Rapporteur: Mr. Yuichiro Nogawa, Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS), Japan;

papers
Order	Time	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	13:45	Advanced Mission Operations and Collaborative Innovation in the Otter CubeSat Mission	10		Mr. Sacha Tholl	German Aerospace Center (DLR)	Germany
2	13:55	Contingency operations planning and challenges in the pinpoint lunar landing sequence of the SLIM mission	10		Mr. Satoshi Ueda	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)	Japan
3	14:05	Use of a Digital Twin for Root Cause Analysis in Satellite Operations	10		Dr. Ulrich Kling	German Aerospace Center (DLR)	Germany
4	14:15	Utilisation of Digital Assistants to Augment Next Generation Mission Operations	10		Mr. Mahesh Nidugala	Telespazio Germany GmbH	Germany
5	14:25	Development and validation of a passive orbit determination method for the estimation of orbit correction operations of geostationary satellites via combined doppler and optical tracking	10		Mr. Andrea Scardino	Italian Ministry of Defense	Italy
6	14:35	Explainable decision support for conjunction risk analysis and the design of robust collision avoidance manoeuvres	10		Mr. Ben Parsonage	University of Strathclyde	United Kingdom
7	14:45	Optimization of South Orbital Correction Maneuvers for the Bolivian TKSAT-1 Using Machine Learning	10		Mr. Rodrigo Montaño	Agencia Boliviana Espacial	Bolivia
8	14:55	Exploring Scale Model On-orbit Space Situational Awareness with Event Based Sensors	10		Mr. David McAfee	Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group)	Australia
9	15:05	How to approach Early Operations in a challenging environment	10		Mr. Angel Milagro	ispace, inc.	Japan
10	15:15	OPS-SAT-1 Mission Planning, Scheduling and Automation Concepts of Operations	10		Dr. Nuno Carvalho	ESA - European Space Agency	Germany
11	15:25	Investigation on Boundary Conditions for VLEO Satellite Missions and their Operational Impact	10		Mr. Markus Kranz	Institute of Space Systems, University of Stuttgart	Germany
12	15:35	Enhancing Satellite Operations with AI-Driven Decision Support: A Collaborative Framework of Specialized LLM-Agents	10		Mr. David Hiebl	DLR (German Aerospace Center)	Germany
*		Optimizing Mission Operations for the ALTAIR-1 Constellation: A Simulation-Driven Approach to Enhancing Maritime Surveillance, Earth Imaging and IoT Connectivity in ASEAN	10		Dr. Muhammad Hasif bin Azami	Universiti Teknologi MARA (UITM)	Malaysia
*		Preparing the ispace Tenacious rover for the Moon: mobility, navigation, and operator training in multi-site roving trials	10		Dr. Philippe Ludivig	ispace, Inc	Luxembourg
*		Remote Diagnostics of Aerospace Ground and Flight Testing	10		Prof. Fabian Zander	University of Southern Queensland	Australia