Multi-Mission Support with WARP

Abstract

At the German Space Operations Center a new monitoring- and control-system has been developed. The concepts of a generalized and modular setup using an object oriented design were not only applied to the software itself, but also extended to the definitions of procedures and parameters used to operate DLR's ground station antennas at Weilheim in a multimission context. This paper describes the ideas behind this new software and the consequences for operations using it. In case studies the benefits of this software design for fast and safe operations as well as for an easy configuration management are highlighted. The effort needed to run the station using the new M&C-system in daily routine-operations is compared to what would have been needed to achieve the same with the tools previously in use.