An illustration of IAI s SatGuard’s simulation (Courtesy)
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has developed a new system to operate and manage observation and communication satellites, designed to extend the life of satellites deployed into orbit.
The new SatGuard system uses AI, big data and machine learning technologies that are able to detect anomalies and other irregularities in satellites’ operations.
Telemetry information received from the satellites enables the system to analyze trends and identify irregularities and changes, address them, and prevent future anomalies, IAI said in a statement.
The technology is based on the years of space experience garnered by systems developed by IAI’s Systems, Missiles and Space Group and as part of the IAI’s Innovation Center acceleration program, called the SPARX Innovation Lab, which is operated in collaboration with Starburst, a global startup accelerator specializing in aerospace.
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(R-L) Dr. Osnat Luxenburg, Prof. Avishai Eyal, Eitan Stibbe, Prof. Orit Shefi, Prof. Ehud Bachar, Ran Livna, Eliran Hemo, Inbal Kreis, Avi Blasberger, Prof. Dan Bloomberg. (Yossi Zigler)
The Israel Space Agency is soliciting ideas for research experiments to be carried out by the second Israeli ever in space when he takes part in a mission to the International Space Station late next year.
The agency, part of the Ministry of Science and Technology, announced last month that Eytan Stibbe will take part in a mission made up entirely of privately funded individual funding their own flights. Stibbe, a former fighter pilot in the Israel Air Force who holds numerous IAF records, is the head of a private equity fund and reportedly a multi-millionaire.