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Services

Data
Data Service Room

Network connectivity during all phases of launch

  • Provide network connectivity, distribution, and monitoring for telemetry, data, voice, and video assets.
  • Provide a single point of contact for all spacecraft customer communications requirements.
  • Interface with local communications organizations at KSC and CCSFS and offsite transport organizations to meet spacecraft customer support needs.
  • Network connectivity and monitoring is provided during all phases of launch vehicle and spacecraft vehicle testing and launch operations.
  • Networks are configured between launch pads, processing facilities, other NASA centers, and commercial launch monitoring facilities (both foreign and domestic).
  • Utilize the diverse routing platforms, capacities, and apply multiple data formats to ensure redundancy for critical operational support.
  • Provides the infrastructure for data archival and retrieval for both real-time and post-operation tests and analysis and for local and remote data access.
  • To ensure there is no critical data loss, data is replicated between both East (Hangar AE) and West (Building 836) Coast LSP Facilities.
  • Networking services are supported by a capable communications team that verify and validate transport systems.
Video
Video screens

Transmit and Receive video

  • Receive and transmit up to 264 high-definition video signals from spacecraft processing facilities, commercial launch providers, and tracking cameras.
  • Each onsite user can have access to video channels of the pads, control rooms, and public affairs associated with their mission through 40 IP video streams.
  • Transmit video across the NASA campus through EVCDN or NASAVision, an Enterprise Video Service over open broadcast and secure set top box (STB) support .
  • Deployable cameras and Mobile control room (MCR) available to supported east coast launch sites.
  • Each customer supported area within our facility have large Displays for video monitoring during launch operations.
  • LSP provides PAO with a video booth and live HD feed as well as uplink and downlink of simultaneous (up to 16) video sources for broadcasting and streaming.

Display Customization

  • Display up to eight unique, customizable size-and-location video windows on each operations console within the facility.
  • Convert SDI video into transmittable IP streaming.
  • Receive limited editing, clipping, and effects, create playback in support on SIM.
  • Create multi-view displays.
  • Each supported area within our facilities have displays to support engineering requirement.
  • PPF processing time-lapse and imbedded UTC timecode with video.

Record Video

  • Record up to 16 channels of engineering required views for post processing verification simultaneously.
  • Record and playback critical mission operations such as: Launch Vehicle roll-out to a Launch Pad, Static Test Fire, and Fuel Tanking for Launch.
  • Preset a recorder to document up to 31 hours of your Hazardous operations and closeout events.
  • Recorded media can be made available to your mission team upon request via the Mission Comm Engineer (MCE).
  • Playback video through our recorders for quick time look post operation local.
Voice

Network connectivity during all phases of launch

  • LSP personnel actively monitor system performance during mission operations and can make configuration changes as required.
  • Voice Net connectivity and T1 communication to all NASA centers, (NLS-II Contract) launch service contractors, Spacecraft Mission Operation Centers, NASA and commercial payload processing facilities, and the Eastern and Western AF Range.
  • Reliable communications during critical ops via a fully redundant voice switch capable of supporting T1’s, Voice over IP, Dial Ins, Dial outs and other features for up to 32 active missions.
  • Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) available at customer supported areas.
  • Ninety-six voice nets are recorded simultaneously and provide audio playback for simulations, rehearsals, and customer reviews of operations.
  • A custom easy-to-use Voice Application with individually customizable voice net permissions with up to 240 conferences per device.
  • Conference types include NETS, Voice Direct Lines (VDLs), Radio Nets, Dial-outs, etc. and can be configured to support Talk/Listen and/or Monitor modes.
  • Wireless headsets and split console headsets for shared console utilization and VDL’s for critical personnel.
  • 24/7 voice support from voice hardware supplier.
Telemetry

Receive, record, process, and display telemetry data from prelaunch checkout, through launch, spacecraft separation and orbital insertion.

Recording Telemetry:

  • Multi-channel recording of PCM data streams.
  • Record IRIG timestamped individual frame synced data.
  • Recording of telemetry data in IRIG 106 Chapter 10 format.

Processing Telemetry:

  • Receive data from multiple sites and assets to include the Range, TDRS Satellite Constellation, and ground stations throughout the world.

Displaying Data:

  • Build customized data display pages using IRIS 5.
Flight Ops
flight ops
  • Provide services to procure and assess launch vehicle and spacecraft down-range data acquisition
  • Routinely use land, air, and water deployable tracking services
  • Work with other NASA centers, government agencies, and foreign space agencies (ESA, CNES, SANSA) for down range tracking services
Clock
Photo of the Launch Vehicle Data Center (LVDC) in Hangar AE
  • Connect to the event clock and pages anywhere in the world
  • Create custom event lists
  • Capture log messages and display them to personnel
  • Deploy connected thin clients to remote locations
  • Synchronize clocks with the Launch Vehicle providers and Range provided IRIG-B time
  • Support joint integration simulations