The ground segment is the fundamental backbone of every satellite project, yet it is usually not visible to the public or the satellite user, and published space literature mainly focuses on satellites and their subsystems. This much needed book therefore addresses systems engineering concepts related to the design, development, verification, and deployment of the ground control segment for the operation of single satellites, constellations, or even manned space vehicles. Ground segment systems engineering has gained importance in recent years, in response to major developments such as the advent of IT technologies, cyber-attacks, new design and development methodologies, and new operational challenges like the huge orbiting satellite constellations. These issues and more are addressed in the book’s chapters, which detail the most relevant aspects of ground segment architecture and how a resilient and robust system is formed and operated. weiterlesen