Space Data Systems

Infrastructure in space

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When missions become shared infrastructure that other missions depend on.

In this chapter

  • Relay architectures
  • Navigation systems as a service
  • Persistent orbital services
  • Communication as commodity
  • Deep dive — Optical communications
  • Deep dive — USLP (Unified Space Data Link Protocol)
  • Deep dive — CSTS (Cross Support Transfer Services)