The Path to Virtual Ground
Transitioning to a virtual ground system delivers speed, scalability and efficiency—but the journey doesn’t happen overnight. Software gives you the flexibility to evolve at your own pace according to your business and mission needs.
The first step is to digitize your ground system. Then you can virtualize traditional hardware functions, and finally you can orchestrate those virtual functions to automate and scale operations.
1. Digitization
Convert signals from analog to digital:
- Transport over any distance.
- Process signals in the cloud.
- Enable flexible architectures.
2. Virtualization
Move from hardware to software equivalents:
- Scale rapidly.
- Configure faster.
- Reduce costs.
3. Orchestration
Transform manual to automated operations:
- Scale on demand.
- Deploy services faster.
- Provision resources automatically.
Kratos' OpenSpace® Family: The Foundation of Virtual Ground
Kratos’ OpenSpace family of solutions enables the digital transformation of satellite ground systems to become a more dynamic and powerful part of the space network.
The Three OpenSpace Product Lines Include:
- OpenSpace SpectralNet for converting satellite RF signals to be used in digital environments.
- OpenSpace quantum products, which are virtual versions of traditional hardware components.
- OpenSpace Platform, the first commercially available, fully orchestrated, software-defined ground system.
Increasingly Dynamic Operations
Digitization
OpenSpace Digitizers
Convert from analog to digital.
Virtualization
OpenSpace quantum
Individual virtualized products.
Orchestration
OpenSpace Platform
Dynamic service-oriented operations.
Empowering Your Mission and Business Need
The OpenSpace family supports a range of satellite applications from Earth Observation/Remote Sensing (EO/RS), Satellite Communications (Satcom) to Military Communications (MILSATCOM) operations.
- Digitally transforming customer operations with the deployment of thousands of digitizers
- Enabling Earth Observation operations with products supporting tens of thousands of passes per month
- Supporting military operators with advanced MILSATCOM solutions delivering mission-critical data
- Partnering with customers for the development of 5G NTN satellite ground systems
Earth Observation/Remote Sensing
GSaaS providers such as KSAT, Blue Canyon Technologies and Atlas Space operations rely on the virtualized products.
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Government/Defense
The Army, Space Force and other agencies are leveraging the platform to support their missions.
Satcom
Kratos has been selected by SKY Perfect JSAT as a strategic partner for 5G NTN satellite ground system.
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