BREMEN, Germany — Spire Global, a space-based data and services firm, has launched a web-based app designed to simplify satellite constellation operations for its customers.
The Constellation Management Platform, unveiled at Space Tech Expo Europe here in Bremen, Nov. 14, will provide customers with a simplified and user-friendly interface for managing satellite operations, according to the company.
The mission operation-as-a-service platform is presented as an innovation in Space Services, Spire’s offering of end-to-end solutions to customers. Space Services allows customers to build, launch and operate their own satellite constellation for a flat monthly fee.
The new Constellation Management Platform service supports a range of use cases. These include Earth observation, connectivity, radio frequency intelligence, and space domain awareness. Spire says the service will enhance overall flexibility and make satellite management more accessible.
“Satellites never sleep. You build and launch a satellite once, but then you have to operate it and communicate with it thousands of times over its lifetime,” said Frank Frulio, general manager of Space Services at Spire, in a press statement.
“Typically, you need an army of experts to do that, but we’ve simplified space so that anyone can easily manage satellites and gain insights from space to give their business a competitive edge — such as helping insurance companies build products that safeguard against climate change variables and providing utilities companies with accurate, real-time data for remote forestry management.”
The web-based application was developed with the assistance of a €1.5 million award from the European Space Agency (ESA) under its Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) Core Competitiveness Program. Additional support came from Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA).
The application will be available to customers that build, launch…
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