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A space mission is typically divided in space and ground segment, the focus of this chapter lies on ground station networks. Especially highly distributed ground station networks offer new opportunities for the operation of distributed satellite systems. Actual networking concepts are presented and research challenges in the field of ground station networking are discussed.
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Schmidt, M., Schilling, K. (2013). Ground Station Networks for Distributed Satellite Systems. In: D'Errico, M. (eds) Distributed Space Missions for Earth System Monitoring. Space Technology Library, vol 31. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4541-8_11
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