Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-25 — 76th International Astronautical Congress

B6. IAF SPACE OPERATIONS SYMPOSIUM

The Space Operations Symposium, organised by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), encompasses all aspects of spaceflight operations across the entire life cycle of space and ground segments. The sessions address space operations including human spaceflight and robotic space missions, from low-Earth and geosynchronous orbit, to lunar, planetary, science and exploration missions covering institutional space missions, commercial space systems, small spacecraft and constellations. This symposium addresses both, flight and ground systems, and includes mission planning, training, and real time operations.

Coordinator

Andreas Rudolph
European Space Agency (ESA) — Germany

Otfrid G. Liepack
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Jet Propulsion Laboratory — United States

B6.1. Ground Operations - Systems and Solutions

This session addresses all aspects of ground systems and solutions for all mission types, for both preparation and execution phases.

Co-Chair

Sean Burns
EUMETSAT — Germany

Claude AUDOUY
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — France

Rapporteur

Regina Mosenkis
Airbus Defence & Space — Germany

Keyur Patel
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Jet Propulsion Laboratory — United States

B6.2. Innovative Space Operations Concepts and Advanced Systems

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.

Co-Chair

Mario Cardano
Thales Alenia Space France — Italy

Andreas Ohndorf
DLR (German Aerospace Center) — Germany

Rapporteur

Jackelynne Silva-Martinez
NASA — United States

Yuichiro Nogawa
Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS) — Japan

B6.3. Mission Operations, Validation, Simulation and Training

This session addresses the broad topic of operations, from preparation through validation, simulation and training, including operations concepts, execution and lessons learned. This includes both flight and surface operations.

Co-Chair

Andreas Rudolph
European Space Agency (ESA) — Germany

Zeina Mounzer
Telespazio VEGA Deutschland GmbH — Germany

Rapporteur

Borre Pedersen
Kongsberg Satellite Services AS — Norway

Matthew Duggan
The Boeing Company — United States

B6.4-B3.4. Flight & Ground Operations of HSF Systems - A Joint Session of the IAF Human Spaceflight and IAF Space Operations Symposia

This session addresses systems, advanced concepts, key challenges and their solutions related to flight and ground operations within governmental and commercial human spaceflight. Topics include among others; cutting-edge operational tools, solutions, efficient cost reduction measures, improved operational ground facilities or infrastructure, enhanced logistics concepts as well as new approaches for mission planning, ground transportation, and sustainment.

Co-Chair

Dieter Sabath
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Annamaria Piras
Thales Alenia Space Italia — Italy

Rapporteur

Jérôme Campan
European Space Agency (ESA) — Germany

Maria Grulich
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

B6.5. Large Constellations & Fleet Operations

Access to space has been simplified and opened the door to a wider range of applications. Organisations are opting for distributed architectures of satellite constellations instead of single-satellite missions. The complexity of the overall system has shifted and necessitated a focus on efficient management and operation of a multitude of heterogeneous smaller elements. This session addresses the operations of large constellations, covering all related elements and phases; the operations concepts and solutions, the required ground segment architecture, the scale-up, deployment, and exploitation, the space traffic management approaches, end-of-life management, as well as the advantages, challenges, the outlook and foreseen developments.

Co-Chair

Simon Plum
European Space Agency (ESA-ESOC) — Germany

Thomas Uhlig
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Rapporteur

Shawn Linam
Qwaltec, Inc. — United States

Mario Cardano
Thales Alenia Space Italia — Italy

B6.IP. Interactive Presentations - IAF SPACE OPERATIONS SYMPOSIUM

This session offers a unique opportunity for authors to deliver key messages in an interactive presentation on any of the subjects of Space Operations addressed in the main technical sessions of this symposium. The interactive presentation is a new format that allows the authors to create presentations which can include videos and animations that are shown on screens in a dedicated area throughout the congress week. Authors of the interactive presentations are also given a 5 min slot to present during the Interactive Session. The five very best interactive presentations of the IAC are selected and announced during the Interactive Presentation Award Ceremony.

Co-Chair

Andreas Rudolph
European Space Agency (ESA) — Germany

Otfrid G. Liepack
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Jet Propulsion Laboratory — United States