Why does this matter operationally?
Remote Operations
The ability to monitor, control, and manage assets, equipment, and infrastructure from a location physically separated from the operational site. Reliable, low-latency connectivity is the technical foundation that makes remote operations viable rather than merely theoretical.
158 terms
Secure Telecommand Channel
Secure Telecommand Channel is a protected command path that ensures telecommand messages are authenticated, controlled, and resistant to unauthorized access.
Protocol
Secure Tunneling
Secure Tunneling is the use of an encrypted or protected tunnel to carry traffic between endpoints across an untrusted network. It preserves confidentiality or integrity in transit.
Protocol
Sensor
A sensor is a transducer that detects a property of the environment or process and produces a corresponding electrical, digital, or optical signal. That signal is then used for monitoring,…
Hardware
Sensor Network
A Sensor Network is a set of distributed sensors that collect and transmit data about physical conditions or events. It supports monitoring and automation through distributed sensing.
Concept/Framework
Service Delivery
Service delivery is the end-to-end provision of a service that meets its intended functional and operational requirements.
Concept/Framework
Service Handoff
Service handoff is the operational process of moving an ongoing connection, session, or service flow from one network element or path to another while preserving continuity as much as possible.…
Concept/Framework
Star Tracker
Star Tracker is an optical attitude sensor that determines spacecraft orientation by identifying stars in its field of view and comparing observed star positions with an internal catalog to compute…
Hardware
Store and Forward
A design pattern in which data is held locally at its point of origin when a network connection is unavailable, then transmitted once connectivity is restored, preserving data generated during…
Concept/Framework
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
A sun-synchronous orbit is a near-polar orbit that precesses at a rate that keeps local solar time approximately constant for each pass.
Concept/Framework
Supervisory Control
Supervisory Control is a control layer that monitors processes and issues high-level commands rather than directly regulating low-level behavior continuously. It oversees the process through coordination and command rather than…
Operations