DK
Data Integration & Ground Station Head
Dihara Keerath
Runs EAK-GS1 in Johannesburg — the az/el Yagi array, Doppler-corrected LoRa and the mission archive.
“Dreams are remembered. Sacrifices are forgotten. Yet one cannot exist without the other.”
Specialisations
- Hockey
- Painting
- Biology
- Paediatric medicine
- Music
How the role works.
Ground-station operations
The ground station provides the link between mission planning on Earth and the spacecraft in orbit.
Radio contacts
Ground work involves tracking, Doppler correction and the LoRa/UHF communication chain.
Mission archive
Data integration organises received information so the team can review mission status and imagery.