The Ground Segment and the Radio Observatory Unit will be engaged in research and development related to the satellite ground station and the radio telescope array that will be collocated on the same NSSTC site. Under this framework, a number of instruments and equipment will be collocated for effective resource sharing and there will be centralized operations, command and control facility which will be used to manage and run both ground station for TT&C of satellites and the radio array for Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Radio Astronomy and other space science areas.
Ground Segment and Radio Observatory Group
The Radio Observatory Sub-Group
The main focus of the Radio Observatory Group is to conduct multidisciplinary space
science research by using the NSSTC Radio array observatory in the 50 - 300 MHz RF
frequency band to perform measurements, observations and monitoring of natural and
artificial celestial objects in the radio wave spectrum .
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The main focus of the Radio Observatory Group is to conduct multidisciplinary space science research by using the NSSTC Radio array observatory in the 50 - 300 MHz RF frequency band to perform measurements, observations and monitoring of natural and artificial celestial objects in the radio wave spectrum .
Ground Segment Sub-Group
The Ground Segment Group will use the ground station infrastructure to support its research in space object orbit determination, ranging and experimenting with various communication techniques for both commanding the satellites and data exchange. The research will also include the study of the atmospheric effects, in particular the ionosphere, on the signal quality and integrity of radio waves used in satellite communications and GNSS applications. It is anticipated that the group will also be able to use the ground segment facility to monitor and analyse the quality and integrity of GNSS signals received on the ground. The group has set up collaborative research activities with internationally renowned organizations that will allow it to contribute valuable input to the world scientific and engineering community by virtue of the unique location of the ground segment facilities and the scientific and engineering expertise of the group.