1MAE006 Telecom Sat Operations

1MAE006 - TELECOM Satellites
MISSION & OPERATIONS

2_ TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE OPERATIONS Confidential
2.1_SATELLITE OPERATIONS PHASES

2.2_OPERATIONS ENGINEERING
2.3_SATELLITE CONTROL CENTER
2.4_LEOP (Launch and Early Orbit Phase)
2.5_IN FLIGHT OPERATIONS
2.6_FAILURE DETECTION ISOLATION AND RECOVERY (FDIR)
2 2_ TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE OPERATIONS

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2.1.1_Launch
DURING THE LAUNCH NO CONTACT,
NO SATELLITE OPERATIONS
BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED
COMPUTER IS SWITCHED ON
Q24 (team): To identify the four main Satellite Operations Phases

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2.1.1_Launch

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2.1.1_Launch
Launcher
separation
200 Km 36 000 Km
Launcher : 750 t
for satellites up to about 20t
and will reach 28000 km/h

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Q25 (team) : How long is a LEOP with a « Chemical »

2.1_SATELLITE OPERATIONS PHASES satellite and with an « Electrical » satellite ?
2.1.2_LEOP (Launch and Early Orbit Phase)
No deployed Operational
Satellite Satellite
36 000 Km
200Km
36 000 Km
2 weeks for a LEOP with a« Chemical » satellite
Circular
Orbit
4 months for a LEOP with an « Electrical » satellite

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Q26 (team) : What is a typical Mission Lifetime of a

2.1_SATELLITE OPERATIONS PHASES telecommunication satellite and what is dimensionning the
2.1.3_ON STATION lifetime duration?
Typically 12-15 years lifetime
depending on propellants in case of « Chemical » satellite
depending on Xenon in case of « Electrical » satellite
Note that satellite lifetime is also limited

by « ground technology » evolution
Possible change of location on GEO orbit

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2.1_SATELLITE OPERATIONS PHASES Q27 (team) : What happens at the end of satellite lifetime?
2.1.4_END OF LIFE
No more operational
Operational Satellite
Satellite
36 000 Km
1 week + 300 Km
36 000 Km
Circular
Orbit
Re-orbitation
to a Cemetery
Orbit
Possible performed tests before switching off the satellite

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2.1.5_Summary
+ ENGINEERING phase (18 months before launch)
LAUNCH LEOP OPERATIONAL ON STATION END OF MISSION
+ 300 Km
36 000 Km
Handover Circular
Orbit
1 day 2 weeks(C) / 4 months (E) 12 – 15 years 1 week
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Q28 (team): What are the main outputs of operations
Mission
Sequence
engineering phase (at satellite level)?
2.2_OPERATIONS ENGINEERING And Satellite definition and
ON STATION User organisation
2.2.1_Satellite level OBSW OPERATIONS Manual (SUM) (Flight Plan)
Operations Strategy Operations Definition Mission

Satellite Generic
Definition
Design Specific
(LEOP)
Options
Operations database SAM
MISSION
Training Satellite SCC
GROUND
SCC
Parameter Displays
Data Base
Book (SPB)
GROUND
Operation tools GROUND
SAT Displays
SCC installation Satellite Simulator Flight Operations Procedures (FOP)
(Data Base, FOPs, Displays,
Workstations, …)
GROUND GROUND Validated OPS

Contexts FOP Sheets
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2.2_OPERATIONS ENGINEERING Q29 (team): What are the main outputs

of operations engineering phase (at
2.2.2_SCC level (Satellite Control Center) Satellite Control Center level)?
REAL TIME SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS OFFLINE SOFTWARE TOOLS

TM receive, TC transmit I4S Data Management SW (TM/TC)
Ranging Data Acquisition Flight Plan preparation

OPS
Procedure execution tool Procedure writing tool OPSAT
EXEcuter
Displays use JADEVIEW Displays preparation
Flight Dynamics computation tool QUARTZ Flight Dynamics tools
TM Analysis, Event Analysis, Dump,Utils

TELMA SOLEA

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2.2_OPERATIONS ENGINEERING Q30 (team): What are the main

outputs of operations engineering
2.2.3_Flight Dynamics APOGEE A
A1
A2
phase (at Flight Dynamics level)?
A3
4
Apogee Firing 1, 2, 3 , (4)
 Mission Orbitography strategy

 LEOP maneuver determination
South
East
 On station keeping: maneuver computation
 Satellite thrust performance analysis (+life time) West
West
East
 On station keeping: longitude change
 Colocated Satellites computation
 Satellite deorbitation
 Other orbitography analysis



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2.3.1_Examples
Payload control center

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2.3.2_Telemetry
SATELLITE
EQUIPMENT
TRANSMITTER CARRIER
Channel
BaseBand
SCU
TM FORMAT MODULATOR
Measured
COMPUTER
Data
Measured Data
Frame TM
LSSB
SATELLITE CONTROL CENTER
One TM about every 30 seconds

TM monitoring
Check versus One Frame every 2 seconds
thresholds
On board DEMODULATOR RECEIVER
determined at
ground level Measured Data

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2.3.3_Telecommand SATELLITE
EQUIPMENT
RECEIVER
VCID A VCID B SCU
TC SCU -A SCU -B Command
OPERATIONAL STAND BY
DATA bUS
Command
SATELLITE CONTROL CENTER

Before starting operation execution
TC test
Telemetry : « TC counter »
VCID A VCID B In order to check that TC

is well received on board

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2.3_SATELLITE CONTROL CENTER SCREEN 2 : COMMANDING
2.3.4_Workstation
OPERATIONS
EXECUTION
SCREEN 1 : TM / TC monitoring
SATELLITE
SCREEN 3… : Displays
PERMANENT
MONITORING
PERFORMANCE
and
CONFIGURATION
MONITORING

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SCREEN 1 : TM/TC Monitoring
2.3.4_Workstation
TC MONITORING TM MONITORING
CONTROL CONTROL
Commanding Configuration
OOL Display
In case of TC reject TC Reject State
Warning Warning
SCUA SCUB TC path Satellite TM Alarms MIN limit MAX limit
TC logbook of TC sent from the ground

TM range
(a TM counter informs about TC received on board)
SENT TC TC HISTORY
Alarm MIN Alarm MAX
Rejected TC limit limit
TC with No post control
Time Tagged TC Satellite TM

TIME TAGGED Warnings
(not yet executed)

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2.3_SATELLITE CONTROL CENTER u No expected STATUS
2.3.4_Workstation (Alarm monitoring) i Change of State

c Out of limit (lower)
C Out of limit (Higher)

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2.3.4_Workstation SCREEN 2 : COMMANDING
SCREEN 3 … : DISPLAYS
FOP stack
Mimic : draw with TM
FOP N°1
FOP N°2
AND : list of TM
FOP
GRD : Curves
Merge Parameters…Loading
Execute
Stage 1
Stage 2

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2.3.4_Workstation (Flight Operation Procedure)

SAT
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ELECTRICAL
POWER
SUPPLY
(EPS)
E
Solar array Regulation
Q
Power distribution U
Power distribution I
bus
P
E
M E
E Q
N U
T I
P
E
M
Battery Secondary Voltage E
N
Number of sections T
+ Battery
2.3.4_Displays
Max

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SATELLITE
APPLICATIONS SATELLITE FUNCTIONS
FUNCTIONS
ADCS POWER MANEUVER
On Station CONTROL Contingency
Contingency
On Board Time Contingency

ADCS THERMAL
Transfer / Acquisition CONTROL Memorization
GENERAL SERVICES
EQUIPMENT
TC DWELL DUMP
INTERFACE
MASTER SCHEDULE
(Time management) EQUIPMENT
TM SPY PATCH
CONFIGURATION
2.3.4_Displays
KERNEL
(Platform I/F, BUS I/F, TIME, MEMORY,…….)

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SAT
« Banner »
2.3.5_Synthesis through “Equipment status” mimic
SCU
IP
Interpreted
Programs
(Sat functions)
EQUIPMENT



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2.4.1_Introduction
3 Types of GEO Telecom Satellites 4850 kg
Ariane 5 (6°) Sea Launch (0°) Proton (46°)

GTO Orbit
6000 kg class launchers
Typical Falcon 9
Earth launcher (27°)
injection
Full Electrical Chemical for transfer Full Chemical

Electrical on-station

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2.4.1_Introduction
Full Chemical Satellites
GEO Orbit
Mass Approx. ratio

40%
util
10 N
285 s
GTO Orbit
15 years
15%
460 N
320 s
1-2 weeks
45%


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2.4.1_Introduction
Chemical Transfer and Electrical On-Station Satellites
GEO Orbit
Mass Approx. ratio

50% 40%
< 0.1 N
1500 s
GTO Orbit
15 years
15%
5%
460 N
320 s
2 weeks
45% 45%


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2.4.1_Introduction
Full Electrical Satellites
GEO Orbit
Mass Approx. ratio

75% 50% 40%
< 0.3 N
1800 s
GTO Orbit
15 years
15%
5%
< 1N
1800 s
6 months 22%
45% 45%
3%


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2 Full Chemical Satellites 1 Full Chemical Satellite 2 Full Electrical Satellites

1 Full Electrical Satellite
Full Chemical Satellite Full Chemical Satellite Full Electrical Satellite

5700 kg 5700 kg 5300 kg
A A D
2.4.1_Introduction
Full Electrical Satellite

Full Chemical Satellite Full Electrical Satellite 3500 kg
2900 kg 3500 kg C
B C

Q33 (team): What is the main
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differences between LEOP
2.4_LEOP (Launch and Early Orbit Phase) performed by a « chemical »
and an « electrical » satellite
2.4.2_LEOP Strategy (avantage / disavantage)?
Transfer Orbits
GEOstationnary Orbit
Launcher
separation Apogee burn
36 000 Km PERIGEE PERIGEE 200 Km APOGEE 36 000 Km

PERIGEE
Main Actions
1_ To reach the required location on the GEO orbit
2_ Satellite deployed
Q32 (team): What (Antenna and
are the four Solar
main Arrays)
actions
performed
3_ Oriented during the
towards a LEOP
EARTH?
4_ Nominally Operating (after having checked redundancies)

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Q34: For a LEOP performed with a « chemical » satellite, to
2.4_LEOP classify the listed operations in the order of execution?
2.4.3_Chemical Sequence
PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3
INITIALISATION TRANSFER GEO orbit OPERATIONS

(1-2 days) (3-4 days) (1 week + payload tests)
Separation N x Apogee Firing LAE isolation

 Apogee Firing Rehearsal  GEO orbit  Handover
LAE isolation
CPS initialisation Apogee Firing
Solar Arrays full deployment
ADCS initialisation Antenna deployment
Solar Arrays partial deployment Payload switched ON
In orbit Tests

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2.4_LEOP
Computer Switch ON
PHASE 1 P1_0
before launch
INITIALISATION
Launcher
P1_1 separation
200 Km
P1_2 Ground station

acquisition
P1_3 CPS initalization
ADCS initalization
P1_4
Sun acquisition
Solar Arrays Partial deployment

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2.4_LEOP
PHASE 2
TRANSFER
APOGEE
P2_1
P2_2
P2_3
1_LEOP
P2_4
ATF
Apogee Firing 1, 2, 3, (4)

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2.4_LEOP
PHASE 3
GEO orbit OPERATIONS
P3_3
P3_4
Earth Acquisition
Drift to Nominal Location P3_2
Wheel Spin up
In Orbit Tests (IOT) Sun Acquisition
On Station Configuration Solar Arrays Full Deployment
Handover Antenna Deployment
P3_1
LAE isolation

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Q35: For a LEOP performed with a « electrical » satellite, to
2.4_LEOP classify the listed operations in the order of execution?
2.4.4_Electrical Sequence
PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3
INITIALISATION CRUISE GEO orbit OPERATIONS

(1 week) (4 months) (1 week)
Separation EOR start GEO orbit reached after GEO insertion

 EOR configuration  GEO insertion  Handover
Earth acquisition
CPS initialisation EOR start-up
ADCS initialisation On station mode
EOR cruise
Solar Array partial and full deployment Antenna deployment
GEO insertion
Intermediate Orbits Payload switched ON
EOR configuration In orbit Tests

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PHASE 1 INITIALISATION
2.4_LEOP P1_8
Arms
P1_9 P1_7
Deployment
P1_6
P1_0 PPS EOR
Wheels Spin-up
Initialisation
Computer Switch ON + EOR mode
Sun Acquisition
before launch Solar Arrays
Full Deployment
Launcher
P1_1 separation
200 Km
P1_5
2_LEOP Apogee Transfer Firing

to increase Perigee
DTMA
Ground station and minime impact of airdrag
Deployment P1_2
acquisition
CPS initalization
To note: Solar Arrays P1_3
ADCS initalization
FULLY deployed P1_4
P1_4
Sun acquisition
Solar Arrays Partial deployment
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2.4_LEOP 3_LEOP
Whole_
2.4.4_Electrical Sequence EOR
To note: Maneuvers at Cruise maneuvers

PHASE 2 (Maneuver plans / week)
Apogee and Perigee
CRUISE
P2_1
Launcher P2_1
separation P2_1
P2_2
36 000 Km PERIGEE PERIGEE 200 Km
PERIGEE
(Electrical
Thrusters)
Insertion maneuver
P2_3
To adjust eccentricity and inclination P2_1
until required GEO orbital point
EOR
Start-up
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2.4_LEOP P3_2
On Station mode
PHASE 3
GEO orbit OPERATIONS P3_1
Earth Pointing Attitude
P3_3
Arms moved to On station position
P3_4
P3_5
Drift to Nominal Location

Reflectors Deployment In Orbit Tests (IOT)
Handover
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Q36 (team): To list the main

2.4_LEOP « actors » of a LEOP execution
2.4.5_Organisation
Ground Ground Station
Satellite Engineer Station 1
Flight Dynamics operations segment
Engineer Manager
Manager Station 2
Satellite Station 3
System
Manager
Satellite operations execution
Mission Satellite operations leading

Mission Manager LEOP coordination
Coordinator
EPS TCR ADCS CPS
ADCS
Operations DHS TCS Studies
PPS
Satellite Team
Project Leader
Engineering Customer
Airbus DS Decision
Representatives
Management Authorities Satellite Specialists

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2.4_LEOP
2.4.5_Organisation
LEOP control center area

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Q37: To classify in a logic order the five following items :
(FOP EXECUTION, FLIGHT PLAN, SATELLITE LINK, OPS LEADING, ORBIT ANALYSIS )
2.4_LEOP
2.4.5_Organisation
Specialists Voice loop
COORDINATION
FLIGHT PLAN CUSTOMER

OPS LEADING
MISSION
SPECIALISTS STL
OPERATION Room VOICE LOOP

Computer room Meeting room
FDS GROUND SAT

NETWORK BRIEFING
ORBIT ANALYSIS SATELLITE LINK FOP EXECUTION (before operations)
DEBRIEFING
(after operations)
Rest room for having meals
ANOMALY MEETING
TEAMS WORKING IN SHIFTS



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Q38 (team): What kind of operations have to be performed

2.5_IN FLIGHT OPERATIONS during On Station phase ?
Station Keeping Maneuvers
Seasonal and Periodic Operations EPS CPS DHS
Maintenance Operations
Moon
Other Operations
Eclipse SADM
Adjustment
Sat. Bias
TCS conf.
Payload
Configuration
...

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East

2.5.1_In Orbit Station Keeping West
West
Chemical Maneuvers East
RCT 1,2,3
Example of Thrusters location
Solar Arrays
X (Orbit)
RCT 5
Z (Earth) RCT 4
RCT 6,7 RCT 1,2,3
Y (South)
THRUST NORTH Maneuver
THRUST
RCT 5
RCT 1,2,3 RCT 1,2,3
RCT 4
EAST Maneuver RCT 6,7
WEST Maneuver
THRUST
THRUST
RCT 5 RCT 5
RCT 4 RCT 4
RCT 6,7 RCT 6,7
NORTH Maneuver = N/S (« North to South » Maneuver

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East

West
Chemical Maneuvers East
RCT 1,2,3
Example of Thrusters location
Solar Arrays
Z (Earth)
X (Orbit) RCT 5
RCT 6,7
RCT 4
ATTITUDE
Y (South)
CONTROL
ROLL and YAW RCT 1,2,3
Z CONTROL
YAW
RCT 1,2,3 YAW
PITCH CONTROL (EARTH)
SAT. X
RCT 5
ROLL ROLL
RCT 6,7
RCT 5 (ORBIT) RCT 4
RCT 4 Y
RCT 6,7
PITCH
PITCH (SOUTH)

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East

West
East
Chemical Maneuvers
DURING A MANEUVER : THRUST + ATTITUDE CONTROL

Example : EAST maneuver
Example : N/S maneuver
RCT 1,2,3
RCT 1,2,3
RCT 5
RCT 4 RCT 5
RCT 6,7 RCT 4
RCT 6,7
Thrust performed by RCT 1,2,3
THRUST
Attitude Control performed by RCT 1,2,3, 6,7

Thrust performed by RCT 4 THRUST
Attitude Control performed by RCT 1,2,3, 6,7

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East

West
East
Chemical and Plasmic Maneuvers
N/S maneuver (+S/N for plasmic) , East and West maneuver
Wheels Off Loading maneuvers
5_OS To note: DTMA are

N/S E or W ISKM moving during maneuver
Orbit Determination OD OD
« Chemical » D1
D1 D2
D2 D3
D3 D4 D5
D5 D6
D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14
N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S E or W
EX. OF MANEUVER CYCLES S/N S/N S/N S/N S/N S/N S/N S/N S/N S/N
OD OD OD
« Electrical » D1
D1 D2
D2 D3
D3 D4
D4 D5
D5 D6
D6 D7
D7 D8
D8 D9
D9 D10
D10 D11
D11 D12
D12 D13
D13 D14
D14

SAT
SAT
Maneuvre Info
(Step number,
2.5.1_In Orbit Station Keeping (Maneuver Mimic)
Remaining cycles,
CSK failed status)
Maneuvre steps
(2 paths ; E/W, N/S)
Equipment H/W
status
CPS status
(LV and thrusters)
Satellite attitude
(Roll, Pitch, yaw)
Estimated
Maneuver parameters
(FDS loaded data)
Torques
(loaded / computed)
Loaded

2.5.1.1_In Orbit Station Keeping (East maneuver)
Flight Dynamics On-board Execution

Computer Satellite function FOP for monitoring maneuver
ORBIT Normal Mode (NM) CSKM_MONITORING
Computation (for maneuver execution)
C
ORBIT
Correction FOP for loading data
SKM_SCHEDULING Automatic on-board execution
Man. Type
FDS file
(N/S, E/W, Drift)
Sequence for EAST maneuver
Maneuver
Start Date
Maneuver
Time duration

2.5.1.1_In Orbit Station Keeping (East maneuver sequence)
$T_MAN
IP Normal Mode is EAST RCT 1,2,3

READY 500: Start of IP
IP steps 501: GYRO warm-up (30 minutes)

RCT 5
RCT 4
RCT 6,7
502: GYRO Calibration (10 minutes)
THRUST
503: CPS configuration
504, 505: Thruster control
506, 507: Full Thrust
$NB_CYCLE_CSK 510: Thruster Tranquilization (3min 30s)
511: Wheel Tranquilization (7min 30s)
512: End
Pre-Thrust actions
Thrust actions

09:00 09:10 Satellite attitude (roll / pitch / yaw) 09:40 09:50
09:20
2.5.1.1_In Orbit Station Keeping (East man. Seq.)
$T_MAN = 08:45:05
09:30
(30 minutes) (10 minutes) (3min 30s)

(7min 30s)
IP step 500 501 502 503 504/5 506/7 510 512
511
Time 08:46 09:15 09:25 09:26 09:27 09:43 09:47 09:54
GYRO ON
CPSE ON
WHEEL ON
Thruster control
Wheel control
Thrust Cycles Nb 814 0

Satellite attitude (roll / pitch / yaw)
RCT 1,2,3
2.5.1.1_In Orbit Station Keeping (East man. Seq.)
RCT 5
RCT 4
RCT 6,7
THRUST
09:00 09:10 09:20 09:30 09:40 09:50

IP step 501 502 503 504/5 506 510 511 512
Time 08:46 09:15 09:25 09:26 09:27 09:43 09:47 09:54
RCT 1A
1A 0 1.4 1.7 1.7
RCT 2A 0 0.2 0.2 0.2
RCT 3A 0 1.8 2.6 2.6
RCT 4A 0 103.4 103.4 103.4
RCT 5A 0 0 0 0
RCT 6A 0 8.7 9.1 9.1
RCT 7A 0 0.1 0.1 0.1
RCTSUM 0 117.1 117.1 117.1

2.5.1.2_In Orbit Station Keeping (North-South maneuver sequence)
IP Normal Mode is READY
500: Start of IP
501: GYRO warm-up
502: GYRO Calibration

RCT 1,2,3 For more details,
North-South
NorthSouth 503: CPS configuration
see « LONG »file
504, 505: Thruster control
(As for EAST man.) 551, 552: Pre-maneuver

RCT 5
RCT 4 Liquid positioning Torque compensation
RCT 6,7
$NB_CYCLE_CSK 553, 554: Full Thrust
LOW
THRUST
THRUST 557: Thruster Tranquilization (7min 30s)
558: Wheel Tranquilization (3min 30s)

Pre-Thrust
actions
559: End
Thrust actions

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2.5_IN FLIGHT OPERATIONS BALANCING
2.5.2_Seasonal and Periodic Operations
EPS Eclipse Season : Battery management Vbat
SOC(State Of Charge) Vcell1

Vcell2
100%
80%
EQ+/-23days EQ+/-23days Year Ichg
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
EQ + or – 23 days EQ + or – 23 days
SOC SOC SOC SOC
Battery balancing (3 days long) Battery balancing (3 days long)

(incl. Season mngt : SOC) (incl. Season mngt : SOC)

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Sun Eclipse Season
EPS About 3 days
1 BALANCING 2 SEASON SETTING
EQUINOX
EOC
100%
3 BATT DISCH. (EQ SOC to SOL SOC)
SOLSTICE 80%
Ich 1A
1 FOP BALANCING 3 FOP BATTERY_DISCHARGE

2
FOP SEASON_MANAGEMENT

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Tank Swapping (in case of 4 propellant tanks)
CPS PV
for propellant balance and optimisation of consumption = k , Isp
T
Summer Solstice (21/12)
Elevation + 23°
Equinox (21/03 and 21/09)
Elevation - 23°
Winter Solstice (21/06)
EQ + or – 23 days EQ + or – 23 days
Tank swapping Tank swapping

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DHS On Board Time (OBT) management
LOCAL TIME ZULU TIME (UTC) ON BOARD TIME (OBT) Time Used for Satellite Operation :
ZULU (Ground) and OBT (Space)
Number of seconds
from SCU switch on
Need to be Synchronized
05h 07min 51s 17.298 03:07:51 53780976434 ( for Orbito, TC sending, …)
« Country » « GROUND » « SATELLITE »
OBT updating every 2 weeks (+ OBOC table)

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2.5.3_Maintenance Operations
The objectives of maintenance operations are to perform on regular basis, not
nominally used equipments in order to state about their good health
It is depending on satellite configuration.
For instance :
IRES and GYRO every 6 months
CPS branch B : every 5 years
PPS cathode switching: every 100 hours of thruster firing

PPS XRFS branch B: every 100 hours of thruster firing

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2.5_IN FLIGHT OPERATIONS SADM adjustment SADM SENSOR
2.5.4_Other Operations Solar

Arrays
Moon Eclipse SADM
THERMAL configuration
Temperature Thresholds Adjustment
Thermal Control Loop switching ON/OFF
Satellite attitude bias implementation
PAYLOAD configuration
Path
Bias for coverage change Switching
Equipment
Switching ON/OFF

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2.5.5_Yearly Operations Plan Example
Eclipse season (E ± 23 days) Eclipse season (E ± 23 days)
SEASON SETTING SOL to EQ EQ to SOL SOL to EQ EQ to SOL
BALANCING 3,3 days 3,3 days
Every two weeks

OBT UPDATE
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
MANEUVERS
(manual RW unloading
14 days maneuver cycle
E/W OCC man.
N/S OCP man.)
GYRO Health Check 1 GYRO / month at BOL and later (3-6 months) afterwards
STR Health Check Every 2 months on the STR Red if no error has been raised or after anomaly counter increment on the STR Nom
PPS Health Check Cathodes / thrusters after 100 hours of firing
Moon Eclipse Depending on FDS data

Attitude BIAS implem. According to mission changes, satellite bias can be necessary in order to modify antenna coverage or to correct satellite pointing
SADM adjustement Once / month : in case of discrepancy between SA panel orientation and Sun direction
Thermal control. Configuration modification depending on season and satellite ageing
PAYLOAD config. Configuration change depending on user’s need

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2.5_IN FLIGHT OPERATIONS PAYLOAD
PLATFORM
2.5.6_In orbit support RANGING
Q39 (team):
IN ORBIT SUPPORT (Satellite supplier)
TRACKING To identify In
TELECOMMAND
 Contract between Operator and Satellite supplier SENDING
TELEMETRY
RECEPTION orbit support
activities ?
Control Center and
Operators TRAINING USER 1 USER 2
Satellite Control Center
DATA Archiving
COMMANDING ON LINE
OFF LINE
DATA
DATA
SATELLITE ANOMALY SATELLITE HEALTH

BACK UP ON CALL SUPPORT
INVESTIGATIONS ANALYSIS
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2.6.1_Generalities
Q40 (team): What are FIRST on board automatic ACTIONS after failure detection?
of any equipment which can induce satellite loss, mission interrupt,

1 DETECT Failure performance or equipment degradation
ISOLATE and by switching over the satellite equipment from a failed configuration
2 to a back up configuration
RECOVER Failure
enter the Satellite in a depending on the kind of failure and the mission phase
3
RECOVERY mode
STORE ep. CONFIG. store the equipment back up configuration and the failure context in
4 order to support ground investigations
and failure CONTEXT

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To
give the two
2.6_FAILURE DETECTION ISOLATION AND RECOVERY (FDIR) most important
2.6.1_Generalities objectives of
1st FDIR ?
1st TO ENSURE MISSION
 Payload : P/L equipment redundancy
 Platform : To keep face to the EARTH Sun Acquisition

 Platform : To ensure DATA MANAGEMENT
2nd If mission interrupt

TO ENSURE PLATFORM SAFETY
TM/TC
 Payload : P/L SHEDDING
Omni coverage
 Platform : Re acquisition of the Earth

If not in delay , face to the SUN
Earth re acquisition
2nd
 Platform : To keep TM / TC link
 Platform : To ensure DATA MANAGEMENT

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2.6.2_Failure levels Q42: To classify following failure levels in a criticity order (0 is lower, 4 is higher) ?
Anomaly without Identification of an anomaly without activation of automatic recovery process

Level « 0 »
recovery
Failure of an equipment without effect on satellite performance,
leading to a single reconfiguration of this equipment .
Level « 1 » UNIT failure
Remark: further investigations will conclude or not that equipment is failed or not.
Failure of an equipment with effect on satellite performance, leading

Level « 2 » PERFORMANCE failure to a multiple equipment reconfiguration.
Remark: in that case some equipments can be reconfigured without detected anomaly
COMPUTER / OBSW HW is identified at power supply level, S/W failure are for instance
Level « 3 »
failure illegal instruction, watchdog or reset
System alarm criteria are about power supply , earth pointing ,

Level « 4 » SYSTEM failure propulsion actuations or serious anomaly at OBSW level

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2.6.3_General Detection and Reconfiguration principle
Thresholds
modification ENABLING / DISABLING ENABLING / DISABLING
DETECTION RECOVERY
FAILURE
configuration automatisms
+ CONTEXT storage ATTITUDE CONTROL

(when applicable) Modification
(according cases)
RECONFIGURATION
(different approach for
equipment and computer)
BACK TO NOMINAL CONFIGURATION FROM GROUND AFTER INVESTIGATIONS

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MISSION & OPERATIONS

2.1_SATELLITE OPERATIONS PHASES

2 2_ TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE OPERATIONS

2.1_SATELLITE OPERATIONS PHASES

BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED

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2.1_SATELLITE OPERATIONS PHASES

4 2_ TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE OPERATIONS

2.1_SATELLITE OPERATIONS PHASES

5 2_ TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE OPERATIONS

Q25 (team) : How long is a LEOP with a « Chemical »

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Q26 (team) : What is a typical Mission Lifetime of a

depending on propellants in case of « Chemical » satellite

depending on Xenon in case of « Electrical » satellite

Note that satellite lifetime is also limited

Possible change of location on GEO orbit

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Possible performed tests before switching off the satellite

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2.1_SATELLITE OPERATIONS PHASES

LAUNCH LEOP OPERATIONAL ON STATION END OF MISSION

1 day 2 weeks(C) / 4 months (E) 12 – 15 years 1 week

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2.1_SATELLITE OPERATIONS PHASES

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Operations Strategy Operations Definition Mission

GROUND GROUND Validated OPS

2.2_OPERATIONS ENGINEERING Q29 (team): What are the main outputs

REAL TIME SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS OFFLINE SOFTWARE TOOLS

Ranging Data Acquisition Flight Plan preparation

TM Analysis, Event Analysis, Dump,Utils

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2.2_OPERATIONS ENGINEERING Q30 (team): What are the main

 Mission Orbitography strategy

 On station keeping: longitude change

 Colocated Satellites computation

 Other orbitography analysis

2.1_SATELLITE OPERATIONS PHASES

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2.3_SATELLITE CONTROL CENTER

Payload control center

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2.3_SATELLITE CONTROL CENTER

SATELLITE CONTROL CENTER

One TM about every 30 seconds

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2.3_SATELLITE CONTROL CENTER

TC SCU -A SCU -B Command

SATELLITE CONTROL CENTER

VCID A VCID B In order to check that TC

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2.3_SATELLITE CONTROL CENTER SCREEN 2 : COMMANDING

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2.3_SATELLITE CONTROL CENTER

SCUA SCUB TC path Satellite TM Alarms MIN limit MAX limit

TC logbook of TC sent from the ground

TC with No post control

Time Tagged TC Satellite TM

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2.3_SATELLITE CONTROL CENTER u No expected STATUS

2.3.4_Workstation (Alarm monitoring) i Change of State