Ryan Melton, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.; Jason Thomas, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp
Keywords: Data, Archiving, Trending, COSMOS, SSA
Abstract:
SSA analysis requires trending and analyzing an objects location over a long period of time. Typically, this capability has been coded from scratch when creating a ground software solution which is both time consuming and costly. The COSMOS C2 system has created DART (Data Archival Retrieval and Trending) which enables long term trending in an open source solution. Since being open sourced over four years ago, the COSMOS C2 system has eased the burden on ground system operators. Its emphasis on simple text file configuration and ease of use has enabled dramatic cost and time savings across the industry. With the addition of DART, operators have an open source solution which provides quick answers to questions like how did an object move over the past year. DART utilizes a SQL database and maintains the original COSMOS telemetry files while providing instant access to decommutated data over long time periods. DART synchronizes with the COSMOS server and stays up to date even as telemetry definitions change and data points are added and removed. This paper discusses the need and use cases for a data archiving and trending solution in SSA. It outlines the architectural and implementation details which went into the creation of the DART tool.
Date of Conference: September 17-20, 2019
Track: Space Situational Awareness