Ignacio Moncayo

Monitoring and operating automatic and manual ground and flight activities for the satellites of Galileo Constellation in orbit.

In support of the 24/7 Galileo shift team as spacecraft controller based in Galileo Control Centre at DLR/German Space Operations Centre. Main activities focused on control and operate the satellite constellation for Galileo Mission including routine activities, secure operations, flight contingencies and monitoring and analysis of incoming telemetry.

Remote Ground Station Controller at German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) in Oberpfaffenhofen, handling TERRASAR and TANDEM missions over Inuvik (Canada) Ground Station.

Working as spacecraft controller in an international environment for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites in the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen. Performing nominal operations (up-linking commands, health monitoring of the spacecrafts) for the projects: Bird, Champ, Grace 1 and 2, TerraSAR-X and Tandem-X, Prisma, as well as preparation and execution of the contingency operations. Create & Perform S/C operations procedures: standard, test, contingency (according to given requirements).

24/7/365 monitoring of productive processes at Mainframe environment for UK, India, Australia and Germany-based customers (mainly banking and manufacturing companies); resolving first level incidences.