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The Amazing Story of a Bit
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- Title The Amazing Story of a Bit
- Released: 20/09/2010
- Length 00:04:41
- Language English
- Footage Type Documentary
- Copyright ESA
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Making the complex simple: A nicely animated investigation into the travels of a single bit of information from a satellite in orbit to the engineers on the ground who control the mission.
This video uncovers the complexities of the sophisticated ground system software designed and developed at the European Space Operations Centre, Darmstadt, and used by ESA to operate satellites in orbit.
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- Activity Observing the Earth
- System ESOC (ESA's European Space Operations Centre)
- Location Darmstadt, Germany, Kiruna, Sweden
- Action Analyzing, Animating, Commanding, Communicating, Controlling, Delivering, Imaging, Monitoring, Positioning on Earth, Tracking
- Keywords Bit, Data, Data acquisition and distribution, Data services, Deep space, Earth, Earth Explorers, Earth observation , Ground control, Ground observatory, Ground stations, Models, Monitoring instruments , Satellite antenna, Satellite Control Center, Satellite dish, Satellite image, Satellite Operations, Satellite tracking station, Satellites, Signal, Signal acquisition, Signal quality, Spacecraft, Spacecraft control, Spacecraft navigation, System, Telecommanding, Telecommunication, Telemetry, Tracking stations
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