ESA unveils Pulse framework to streamline mission management

The European Space Agency has launched Pulse, a new initiative designed to transform mission monitoring and control across its expanding portfolio of space operations. Developed under ESA's Operations Directorate, Pulse provides a European, royalty-free, multi-mission solution that spans from spacecraft assembly and integration through to operations in low Earth orbit and deep space.

Pulse is conceived as an operational framework rather than a single software tool. By leveraging technologies such as the European Ground Segment - Common Core (EGS-CC), the framework integrates telemetry, event management, information exchange and execution processes. ESA says it will reduce fragmentation between missions, partners and control centres, while improving responsiveness and interoperability.

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