STREAMLINED SOLUTION FOR GEO
AND LEO FLIGHT DYNAMICS OPERATIONS
®
KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS
Meridian Ground Systems is a turnkey, cost-effective solution for satellite mission operations. Optimizing
common flight dynamics requirements in the GEO and LEO regimes, Meridian Ground Systems accesses
the FreeFlyer® astrodynamics engine through user-friendly graphical interfaces specifically designed for
streamlined spacecraft operations. Meridian Ground Systems provides system-specific planning and
automation capabilities with minimal customization when integrating into a larger ground system, thus
offering flexibility across hardware configurations, operating systems, and mobile platforms.
►Configurable for any
ground system with
a simple component
architecture: the
Meridian web interface,
an internal data-base,
and customized FreeFlyer
Mission Plans
►Straightforward operator
interfaces enable
streamlined operations,
allowing operators
to easily manage
daily functions, set up
automated workflows,
and integrate seamlessly
with other ground system
components
►Optimized for routine
single or multi-spacecraft
flight dynamics
operations such as
maneuver planning,
orbit determination, orbit
propagation, maneuver
calibration and more
►Flexible use across various
hardware configurations
and operating systems,
including mobile
applications
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MERIDIAN GROUND SYSTEMS
Enables manual and automated product generation.
Meridian orbit determination.
Meridian orbit propagation.
FLIGHT DYNAMICS FUNCTIONALITY
Meridian is powered by FreeFlyer, the space
mission design, analysis, and operations
software used in more than 250 missions. The
FreeFlyer software and accompanying scripts
are executed by Meridian tasks to generate
flight dynamics products. These tasks span the
daily flight dynamics needs of LEO and GEO
missions and include: orbit determination, orbit
propagation, orbit comparison, view period
and eclipse/solar transit reporting, maneuver
planning/reconstruction/calibration, collision
avoidance, relative motion reporting, and lifetime
analysis. With Meridian, a.i. solutions can rapidly
deliver a cost-effective modern flight dynamics
ground system solution to meet the needs of a
commercial GEO or LEO satellite.
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
Meridian is deployed as a simple set of software
components: a web application, FreeFlyer
with flight dynamics task scripts, and an internal
database. This architecture allows for flexible
configurations in any ground system, and allows
an operator to interact with Meridian using a
browser on Windows or Linux operating systems.
WEB INTERFACE
The web application is the interface layer for
Meridian and provides access via a web browser
or a REST API. User-based permissions and roles
can be used to configure authenticated levels
of control throughout Meridian. System activity is
logged and can be sorted/filtered to review runs
and troubleshoot any issues. Operator inputs are
stored internally and tied to the resulting products,
making it easy to rerun tasks. The REST API machine
interface allows Meridian to perform automated
processes, ingest telemetry and tracking data,
generate products on demand, and share those
products with other ground system components.
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