A TELEMETRY AND SPACE COMMUNICATION NETWORK SIMULATION FOR TRAINING

Abstract

Telemetry and data communications network simulation training devices are used to train mission controllers and spacecraft flight crews to manage the space network’s resources for consistent and reliable data flow between a user’s spacecraft and control center. A Space Communication Network simulation for communication controller training contains models for; network configuration, resource scheduling, simulation of tracking data blocks, data quality monitoring (DQM), responses and interaction, malfunctions, and a communication environment to control the flow of data. The goal of the simulation is to train in the management of the Space Communication Network utilizing real-world formats and real-world protocols thus enabling the simulator to appear to the trainees as the real-world network.