--- title: "Resources: Space and satellite systems | Nexus Observatory" description: "Resources for the Space and satellite systems platform: field stories, the open specification and the forms that reach the right team." url: https://observatory.global/space/resources/ publisher: Nexus Observatory Inc. updated: 2026-11-02 --- [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/) / [Space and satellite systems](https://observatory.global/space/) / **Resources** # Resources for space and satellite systems. The explainer, field stories, the open specification and the forms that reach the right team, in one place. [Plan with us](https://observatory.global/space/contact/deployment/) [Areas](https://observatory.global/space/areas/) Areas · **6** Technologies · **196** Industries · **10** **01** Start here ## See it before you plan it. [Overview Space and satellite systemsFrom orbit to the ground, on one protocol.Back to the overview →](https://observatory.global/space/) [Studio Field Deployment StudioPlan coverage, power and timing on real terrain.Open the Studio →](https://observatory.global/studio/) **02** Stories ## Where this platform is at work. Field stories from the network, each with the systems in it and the sources behind it. [Rural village A village at the end of the lineWhere the fibre ends, a single mast, a satellite terminal and a handful of sensors decide whether a village is on the map of observation. Canada’s target is…Read the story →](https://observatory.global/stories/rural-village/) [Remote northern community Observation the community governsIn a remote northern community, an observing station is also a question of who owns the data, who decides how it is used and who benefits. Principles for…Read the story →](https://observatory.global/stories/indigenous-north/) [Arctic Instruments at the edge of the cryosphereThe Arctic has warmed about three to four times faster than the global average, depending on the period and the dataset. The instruments that showed it are…Read the story →](https://observatory.global/stories/arctic/) [Ocean The ocean below the surfaceMost of the ocean’s heat lies below what satellites can see. Profiling floats drifting at depth and surfacing to report have measured it routinely since the…Read the story →](https://observatory.global/stories/ocean/) [Orbit Orbits as infrastructureLow orbits are fast and crowded, high orbits slow and spacious. Every choice of altitude is a trade between delay, footprint and how long the satellite…Read the story →](https://observatory.global/stories/orbit/) [Satellite backhaul When the backhaul is a satelliteFor a remote site, the satellite is not a backup; it is the network. Since Release 17, the cellular standard includes satellites as part of the radio access…Read the story →](https://observatory.global/stories/ntn-backhaul/) **03** Documentation ## The open specification and its tools. [Open SpecificationFunctions, state machines, objects and flows.Read →](https://observatory.global/protocol/specification/) [Open DevelopersSoftware kits, agents and worked examples.Read →](https://observatory.global/protocol/developers/) [Open ConformanceRun the suite, publish the result.Read →](https://observatory.global/protocol/conformance/) [Open Open sourceWhat is open, and on what terms.Read →](https://observatory.global/open/) **04** Reach the right team ## Every request has its own form. Each form routes to the team that answers it and names who receives your details. [Form Plan a deploymentTell us the site, the sector and the timeline. An engineer replies.Open the form →](https://observatory.global/space/contact/deployment/) [Form Request a data licenceThe product, the use and the terms you need.Open the form →](https://observatory.global/space/contact/licence-request/) [Form Write to usNot sure who should read it? Choose a department and we route it.Open the form →](https://observatory.global/space/contact/message/) **05** On this site ## Where to go next. [Space and satellite systems AreasEvery area, with its systems and standards.Open →](https://observatory.global/space/areas/) [Space and satellite systems TechnologiesThe layered map of what we build with.Open →](https://observatory.global/space/technologies/) [Space and satellite systems ArchitectureLayers, functions and evidence.Open →](https://observatory.global/space/architecture/) [Space and satellite systems IndustriesThe industry sites built on this platform.Open →](https://observatory.global/space/industries/) ## Bring us the site. 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