XMM-Newton operations


The mission
 
XMM-Newton spacecraft
 
Detecting the Universe's hot spots.

The Flight Control Team
 
Markus Kirsch: SOM for XMM-Newton at ESA/ESOC
 
Markus Kirsch is Spacecraft Operations Manager for XMM-Newton.

Mission operations overview
 
Ariane-5, with XMM-Newton on board, makes a perfect liftoff
 


The ground stations
Perth, Kourou
 
ESA's 15m tracking station at Perth, Australia
 
ESA's Perth station is located 20 kilometres north of Perth (Australia) on the campus of the Perth International Telecommunications Centre (PITC), which is owned by Telstra, and operated by Stratos.

Ground segment & mission control system
 
SCOS-2000 MCS
 
This mission uses SCOS-2000, the European standard mission control system developed at ESOC.

Schematic diagram of XMM-Newton's instruments
 
XMM payload sketch - mirror modules lower left; right end focal X-ray instruments; EPIC MOS cameras and radiators (black/green 'horns'); EPIC pn camera radiator (violet); RGS detectors (pink) and radiators (light blue); OM telescope (orange) partially obscured.