session 5

Title

Large Constellations & Fleet Operations

type

oral

Description

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.

Date

2026-10-06

Time

15:00

Room

Hall 1

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Mr. Simon Plum, European Space Agency (ESA-ESOC), Germany;

• Co-Chair: Dr. Thomas Uhlig, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Germany;

• Rapporteur: Ms. Shawn Linam, Qwaltec, Inc., United States;

• Rapporteur: Dr. Mario Cardano, Thales Alenia Space Italia, Italy;