Impact of a revised standard for best practices for academic, governmental and industrial ground station scheduling and communications design

Abstract

As launches and satellites lower in overall cost, the variety and purpose of the data collected continues to evolve. This evolution requires a revised set of standards for best practices with regard to academic, governmental and industrial communication and scheduling design. With deliberate consideration into communication and scheduling design, throughput of data passed via the ever more crowded and noisy limited-bandwidth channels can be improved. This study outlines how implementing a revised standard with regard to ground station scheduling and communication impact the expectation for throughput from the satellite itself.