Mission Operations Control Centre (MOCC)
Te Pūnaha Ātea – Space Institute’s Mission Operation Control Centre (MOCC) offers support for in-house and external space missions and educational activities:
- Mission Control System to plan missions & control spacecraft in flight operations
- Mission Data Centre to host and disseminate received mission payload data
- RF ground stations to communicate with satellites plus connectivity to external GS networks
The MOCC has been selected as the ongoing host for Mission Operations of the MethaneSAT mission. Read more about Te Pūnaha Ātea’s role in this important climate science mission HERE.
Featured news and media
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Spacecraft Operations- A chat with the people behind the screens of Mission Control
Today, our Senior Operations engineer Vernon Lewis and our Junior Operations engineer Mahima Seth spoke to Alexia Russell from the newsroom. You can find the article here, along with a podcast featuring Vernon and Mahima, who…
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University to operate methane tracking satellite
New Zealand is poised to take an active role in the MethaneSAT space mission through the new Mission Operations and Control Centre (MOCC) at Te Pūnaha Ātea-Space Institute at the University of Auckland.The global methane tracking…
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Techweek 2022 – MethaneSAT: NZ’s role in solving a climate challenge from space
Te Pūnaha Ātea Space Institute was proud to host Techweek 2022 event, “MethaneSAT: NZ’s role in solving a climate challenge from space” in its new Mission Operations Control Centre….Continue Reading Techweek 2022 – MethaneSAT: NZ’s role…
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Space Institute confirmed as partner in first Govt funded space mission
Te Pūnaha Ātea – Auckland Space Institute, a multidisciplinary centre of expertise in space science and engineering at the University of Auckland, has been chosen as the permanent host of the New Zealand based Mission Operations…