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ECSS Standards in Satellite Procurement: Opportunities and Challenges for Government Customers Author: Marcel Weber ECSS Standards play a central role in the procurement of satellite systems, especially for government customers managing complex, high-risk, and mission-critical space programs. These standards provide a structured framework that connects engineering, management, and quality assurance across the full lifecycle of…

New Space Economy: Growth Drivers, Commercial Trends and Global Expansion Author: SEAC – Space Economy Academy New Space Economy refers to the transformation of the space sector into a commercially driven, innovation-led, and globally interconnected market. What was once dominated by government agencies has evolved into a dynamic ecosystem where private companies, investors, startups, and…

ECSS Project Management for Space Missions ECSS project management for space missions is one of the foundations of successful European space programmes. In an industry where missions involve high technical complexity, strict quality requirements, long schedules and major financial investment, ECSS standards provide the structure needed to plan, control and deliver space projects with consistency….

GNSS Systems Explained GNSS systems (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) provide positioning, navigation and timing services worldwide. In this guide, we explain how GNSS systems work, including GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou and NavIC, covering architecture, signals, accuracy, error sources and real-world applications. Abstract Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as GPS (USA), Galileo (Europe), GLONASS (Russia),…

Designing a Qualified Onboard Software Production Pipeline using ECSS Standards ECSS software assurance is essential for qualifying onboard software used in space missions. This article explains how ECSS standards can be applied in software engineering and software product assurance to support a qualified software production pipeline compatible with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approaches and capable…