MuOS
Data-centric middleware and software-defined network connecting space, ground, and cloud segments of a mission.
Technical specifications
- Core feature
- IP-based Software-Defined Network (SDN)
- Scope
- Connects space, ground, and cloud segments through common APIs
- Benefit
- Reduces integration work with multiple ground station networks; abstracts hardware/location/interface differences
- Spacecraft integration
- Enables rapid reconfiguration and plug-and-play integration on Condor platforms
About
MuOS is the software layer that connects space, ground, and cloud components of a Muon Space mission through common, transparent interfaces and APIs. Its central feature is a Software-Defined Network, which significantly reduces the need for extensive integration work with multiple ground station networks and offers a higher degree of scalability compared to other solutions.
MuOS is capable of abstracting differences in hardware, location, and interfaces used in various parts of the mission system, simplifying the process of implementing missions, from deploying space hardware to executing operational applications. On the Condor spacecraft platforms, MuOS enables rapid reconfiguration and integration of the main spacecraft modules, as well as plug-and-play interoperability with the rest of the ground and operations system, avoiding the industry norm of spending precious time and resources integrating disparate software stacks and interfaces leading up to launch.
Documentation
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