The Flight Operations Segment

Authors
Soerensen, P Rudolph, A O'Rourke, L Beck, T Marc, X Pignede, M Nergaard, K Zanbergen, R Suen, D Garrido, C
Citation
P. Soerensen et al., The Flight Operations Segment, ESA B, (106), 2001, pp. 88-95
Categorie Soggetti
Aereospace Engineering
Journal title
ESA BULLETIN-EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
ISSN journal
03764265 → ACNP
Issue
106
Year of publication
2001
Pages
88 - 95
Database
ISI
SICI code
0376-4265(200106):106<88:TFOS>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The Envisat Flight Operations Segment (FOS) provides the services needed to operate the Envisat platform and its instruments during the Launch and Ear ly Orbit Phase (LEOP), the Commissioning Phase and the Routine Phase of the mission. In developing the FOS, extensive use has been made of existing co mponents already developed and tested for the ERS missions. The resulting F OS is a distributed system, with a widely variable configuration depending on the different mission phases for which it will be used.