Blog Archives - Starion, System engineering for space, defence & critical infrastructures https://www.stariongroup.eu/category/media-updates/blog/ System engineering for space, defence & critical infrastructures Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:53:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Meet the unsung heroes of space missions – Part 2: Supporting scientific payloads https://www.stariongroup.eu/meet-the-unsung-heroes-of-space-missions-part-2-supporting-scientific-payloads/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 01:01:01 +0000 https://www.stariongroup.eu/?p=15326 How Starion's experts at ESA's ESAC in Spain help prepare and deliver commands to science instruments on board spacecraft

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]]> Challenges and Opportunities at the 18th European Space Conference https://www.stariongroup.eu/challenges-and-opportunities-at-the-18th-european-space-conference/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:11:58 +0000 https://www.stariongroup.eu/?p=15311 Round up of key themes and takeaways on the current state of the sector and future opportunities and challenges from the 18th European Space Conference

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]]> SysML v2 Hackathon: the value of collaborative model extension development https://www.stariongroup.eu/sysml-v2-hackathon-the-value-of-collaborative-model-extension-development/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:39:52 +0000 https://www.stariongroup.eu/?p=15258 Lessons learned from the SysML v2 Hackathon at the MBSE 2025 workshop in Lithuania in November 2025

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]]> Meet the unsung heroes of space missions – Part 1: Ground segment https://www.stariongroup.eu/unsung-heroes-of-space-missions-ground-segment/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 01:00:26 +0000 https://www.stariongroup.eu/?p=15223 Meet the unsung heroes of space missions supporting the ground segment operations of satellites and constellations in this extract from OpenSpace magazine

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]]> Digital twins: Virtual platforms for real-world breakthroughs https://www.stariongroup.eu/digital-twins-virtual-platforms-for-real-world-breakthroughs/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 01:00:40 +0000 https://www.stariongroup.eu/?p=15161 In this extract from OpenSpace magazine, discover how digital twins are providing powerful tools for simulating, analysing and optimising real-world systems in the space domain.

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]]> What’s new in SysML v2? https://www.stariongroup.eu/whats-new-in-sysml-v2/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:01:12 +0000 https://www.stariongroup.eu/?p=15130 Implementing SysML v2 - how it differs from SysML v1, the main improvements and the key concepts needed when beginning to work with it.

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]]> MBSE 2025 workshop: SysML v2, interoperability and collaboration https://www.stariongroup.eu/mbse-2025-workshop-sysml-v2-interoperability-and-collaboration/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 01:00:40 +0000 https://www.stariongroup.eu/?p=14983 At the MBSE 2025 workshop in Lithuania on 5-7 November, SysML v2 will be a central theme. Starion's MBSE team will be there, leading some of the sessions

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]]> When the Space Weather Threat Becomes Reality https://www.stariongroup.eu/when-the-space-weather-threat-becomes-reality/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 01:00:24 +0000 https://www.stariongroup.eu/?p=14956 In this extract from OpenSpace magazine, we explore some of the space weather activities currently underway, from studying the Sun to mitigation planning.

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]]> The Evolution of the Spanish Space Sector https://www.stariongroup.eu/the-evolution-of-the-spanish-space-sector/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:52 +0000 https://www.stariongroup.eu/?p=14937 In this extract from OpenSpace magazine, Juan Carlos Cortés Pulido, Director of AEE, the Spanish Space Agency, describes plans for Spain’s space business

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]]> Civil Security from Space https://www.stariongroup.eu/civil-security-from-space/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:01:14 +0000 https://www.stariongroup.eu/?p=14904 In this extract from OpenSpace magazine, we look at how space technology and assets are helping support, mitigate and resolve civil security and crisis events.

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]]> SysML v2: the future of MBSE https://www.stariongroup.eu/sysml-v2-the-future-of-mbse/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:50 +0000 https://www.stariongroup.eu/?p=14788 In this first article in our new blog series, discover why SysML v2 has it been assigned so much importance and how is industry is planning to adopt it.

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]]> How CDP4-COMET serves as the mission parameter database for ESA’s Ariel https://www.stariongroup.eu/how-cdp4-comet-serves-as-the-mission-parameter-database-for-esas-ariel/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:17 +0000 https://www.stariongroup.eu/?p=14650 ESA’s Ludovic Puig describes how Starion’s CDP4-COMET platform is contributing to Ariel’s development by serving as the mission parameter database

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