Ground Segment and LunaNet
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University |
Technical University of Munich, Germany |
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Responsibilities |
LunaNet payload and ground station for ESMO payload downlink |
The project
The LunaNet team develops a payload to test the associated communication protocols required to support a lunar internet.
The ground segment team provides the primary ground station for payload data downlink from lunar orbit and for operation of LunaNet and a back-up mission control centre for operations of the ESMO spacecraft. This ground station, located in Raisting near Munich, also serves as a back-up station for telemetry and telecommand transfer. The tasks of the team include the refurbishment of an existing ground station.
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