XSAT Ground Station
The ground segment for XSAT micro-satellite consists of 2 elements: One is the TT&C Mission ground station which is situated in NTU, Technoplaza, and the other is the Data Reception (X-Band) at CRISP (Centre for Remote Imaging and Sensing and Processing) situated at NUS.
The overview is as follows:
(a) TT&C mission ground station at NTU
The hardware (antenna and micro-wave) component is an acquired system from Integral Systems of US, while the software would be mainly developed in-house within NTU.
NTU TTC Ground Station
(b) CRISP Data Reception Facility at NUS
The current intention is to use the 13m antenna systems at CRISP (NUS) to perform the reception of imagery data.
CRISP at NUS (13m Antenna)
Summary (at July 2008)
The scheduled activities for the TT&C ground station antenna are as follows:
| FAT | October 2005 (Partial Completed) |
| Antenna Installation | January 2006 |
| (Replacement) Feed Integration | May / June 2006 |
| Final Site Commissioning | May / June 2006 |
| Software Implementation | December 2006 |
| Commissioning | March 2007 |
| Regular Maintenance | November 2007 |