Ground Control Station (GCS)
Ground Control Station (GCS) and Teleport
Structure of Ground Control Station
Ground Control Station (GCS) and Teleport
GCS consists of:
2 x 13-meter antennas in C-band (3,6 – 6,4 GHz)
- Satellite control
- C-band operations
1 x 11-meter antenna in Ku-band (10 – 14 GHz)
- DTH uplink station (Teleport antenna)
1 x 11-meter antenna in C-band (3,6 – 6,4 GHz)
- Communication services, VSAT
2 x 9-meter antennas in Ku-band (10 – 14 GHz)
- Communication services, VSAT
Structure of Ground Control Station
Providing high level telecommunication services is the main aim for ground control station (GCS) team. Our GCS consist of:
- Satellite Control Center
- Ground Application Center
- Departments Maintaining the GCS operation
Ground control station departments ensure not only satellite operation, but operate the teleport and VSAT networks.
Vitali Bahamolau
Deputy Chief of Technical Affairs
- Determination and implementation of the company's policy in matters of technical operation of the NSSC
- Development of action plans, instructional and methodical documents on operation of the NSSC
- Interaction with enterprises and structural units of the company on issues of the NSSC operation
- Organization and holding of seminars, meetings and consultations on issues of the NSSC operation
- Organization of proper operation of machinery and equipment.
Valery Khatko
Flight Director
- Verification and approval of lists of telecommands to be sent to the satellite
- Planning of satellite control operations
- Analysis of technical status of the satellite
Pavel Starovoitau
Deputy Station Manager - SCC Manager
- Control of the satellite and ensuring continuous communication with it
- Ballistic and navigation support of the mission
- Planning of activities, analysis and control of the satellite's technical status
- Development and technical support of satellite projects
- Development of international technical cooperation on the operation of communication satellites
Egor Zonov
Head of the Orbit Engineering Group
- Planning of the satellite's orbit control on all time scales (monthly, yearly)
- The satellite's actual orbit determination and prediction
- Calculation of required orbit control parameters for station keeping maneuvers
Andrei Yanovich
Head of Ground Application Center
- Study and analysis of information and technical data on the areas of work of the center;
- Coordinate the work of departments within the center;
- Participation in international meetings related to the activities of the center;
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Evgeny Grabun
Head of the Communication Operations Control Center
- Monitoring of the satellite's frequency and power resource
- Ensuring trouble-free operation of measurement equipment
- Calculation of satellite communication link budgets
- Admission of users to the satellite's power and frequency resource
+375 (17) 169 66 99
Etienne Shegidevich
Head of TV and VSAT Department
- Reception and quality control of input signals from TV broadcasters and radio stations
- Processing, coding and multiplexing of TV signals
- Adding electronic program guides to TV channels of the program package
- Transmission of complete program packages to the satellite
- Traffic control
- Monitoring of TV signal received from the satellite for evaluation of quality of transmitted program package
- Organization of VSAT networks
- Provision of terminal equipment to VSAT users and instructing them on the terms of use
- Installation and network connection of VSAT terminals
- Control of VSAT terminals operation, monitoring of VSAT networks status, continuous maintenance of proper operating modes and technical parameters
- Processing of VSAT network users inquiries
+375 (17) 555 32 06
Sergey Kravchuk
Head of the department
- Ensuring trouble-free and correct operation of RF equipment, antennas and antenna systems
- Ensuring timely maintenance and repair of RF equipment, antennas and antenna systems
- Collection of information for effective implementation of tasks
Mikhail Kernasovskiy
Head of the department
- Realization of satellite capacity in the foreign and domestic markets on a permanent basis and upon request
- Provision of satellite services: communication links, corporate networks, DTH communication services (sd, hd)
Presentation about the ground satellite center