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.
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