Engineering Archives - Starion, System engineering for space, defence & critical infrastructures

People sitting at desks working on screens as part of space ground segment activity at Argotec

15 January 2026

5 minutes

Meet the unsung heroes of space missions – Part 1: Ground segment

Meet the unsung heroes of space missions supporting the ground segment operations of satellites and constellations in this extract from O...

4 December 2025

8 minutes

What’s new in SysML v2?

Implementing SysML v2 - how it differs from SysML v1, the main improvements and the key concepts needed when beginning to work with it.

26 November 2025

3 minutes

Starion supports ARRAKIHS dark matter mission

Starion is supporting Satlantis in the design of a novel instrument for ARRAKIHS, which will observe the halos of galaxies to help study ...

OpenSpace magazine cover on a photo of the aurora

6 October 2025

2 minutes

OpenSpace – September 2025

Discover the evolving landscape of space and cybersecurity in the September 2025 issue of OpenSpace, the space, security and engineering ...

Man looking at virtual board displaying blue computer code

2 October 2025

8 minutes

SysML v2: the future of MBSE

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 planni...

21 May 2025

6 minutes

Inspiring future engineers through concurrent design and MBSE education

Sam Gerené outlines Starion's contributions to engineering education in MBSE and concurrent design

3 April 2025

4 minutes

Starion’s SPOT Cruise supports BepiColombo and Juice instrument checkups

How Starion's SPOT Cruise supports in-flight instrument testing on ESA's BepiColombo and Juice spacecraft

Solar Orbiter spacecraft's close flyby of Venus visualised in the Cosmographia tool

18 February 2025

5 minutes

Starion supports tonight’s Solar Orbiter Venus flyby

Starion's space engineers are contributing to today's Solar Orbiter spacecraft close flyby of Venus.

Photo of ESA's ESTEC campus in Netherlands from the south, showing buildings with the dunes and sea beyond

28 January 2025

3 minutes

Starion wins support contract to ESA’s EO Programme Directorate

Starion Nederland B.V. has won a new type of contract to provide support services to ESA’s Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes.

city at night from the air with lines representing communications between buildings

26 November 2024

5 minutes

Starion initiates development of European space-based RF spectrum monitoring service

Starion has started development of its European RF Spectrum Monitoring Service (ESMS), based on a SmallSat, to support regulated use of t...

27 September 2024

8 minutes

Using MBSE in support of the Netherlands’ Maritime Master Plan

Jaap Janssen explains how Starion supported the Netherlands Maritime Master Plan's assessment of digital platform options through a case ...

Radio mast seen against a dark sky with visible northern lights

18 September 2024

5 minutes

Space weather: A risk to autonomous transport?

The Starion-led Space Weather Autonomous Vehicle Effects (SWAVE) project is helping ESA understand the risks that space weather may pose ...

EUMETSAT control rooms. Image copyright EUMETSAT

17 September 2024

3 minutes

EUMETSAT awards Starion contract for Network and Information Security Services

EUMETSAT awards contract for Network and Information Security Engineering Services to Starion, for an integrated, centralised long-term a...

21 June 2024

5 minutes

International Women in Engineering Day: Fighting impostor syndrome and breaking through ‘glass ceilings’

Nieves Salor Moral, a Project Manager and Technical Lead for Ground Segment projects, shares her engineering journey and explains about s...

Abstract graphic of a circular hub with spokes in orange

19 June 2024

7 minutes

Understanding 10 key principles of model-based system engineering (MBSE)

Dive into the core principles of MBSE to discover how and why it is transforming typical system engineering activities in multiple indust...

Artist's impression of EarthCARE over Europe (credit: ESA)

5 June 2024

6 minutes

World Environment Day: The essential role of the EarthCARE mission

Celebrating the contributions that Starion’s engineers across Europe have made to the EarthCARE mission from its early stages.

30 May 2024

3 minutes

Starion’s digital engineering experts deliver at MBSE 2024 Workshop

A round-up of Starion's contributions to the MBSE 2024 Workshop in Bremen, Germany

Graphic showing Galileo satellite constellation around Earth. Image copyright European Space Agency - ESA

28 May 2024

3 minutes

Starion enhances monitoring and control of satellite constellations

In the C2SOS project for ESA, Starion is enhancing its ASTRAL ground segment tool suite to automate satellite fleet monitoring and operat...

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Meet the unsung heroes of space missions – Part 1: Ground segment

What’s new in SysML v2?

Starion supports ARRAKIHS dark matter mission

OpenSpace – September 2025

SysML v2: the future of MBSE

Inspiring future engineers through concurrent design and MBSE education

Starion’s SPOT Cruise supports BepiColombo and Juice instrument checkups

Starion supports tonight’s Solar Orbiter Venus flyby

Starion wins support contract to ESA’s EO Programme Directorate

Starion initiates development of European space-based RF spectrum monitoring service

Using MBSE in support of the Netherlands’ Maritime Master Plan

Space weather: A risk to autonomous transport?

EUMETSAT awards Starion contract for Network and Information Security Services

International Women in Engineering Day: Fighting impostor syndrome and breaking through ‘glass ceilings’

Understanding 10 key principles of model-based system engineering (MBSE)

World Environment Day: The essential role of the EarthCARE mission

Starion’s digital engineering experts deliver at MBSE 2024 Workshop

Starion enhances monitoring and control of satellite constellations