Objectives:

  • After completing this lesson, the student will be able to describe the operations performed after satellite ground contact LOS and shift handover.

  • Describe the common indicators that LOS has occurred

  • List the common personnel Satellite Controllers will need to notify of LOS

  • Describe actions taken by the Satellite Controller upon nominal loss of signal (LOS) has occurred

  • Describe the actions taken by a Satellite Controller if LOS happens unexpectedly

  • State the purpose of properly archiving data from the most recent contact

  • Describe the role of trending satellite SOH data

  • State the purpose of keeping a positional shift log

  • Identify the forms, logs or templates that are completed after LOS

  • List the duties performed by a Satellite Operator during shift handover