(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12) Maluleke, Enock Vongani; Barry, R. M.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There is a large variety of telemetry recervmg software currently available for the
reception of telemetry information from different satellites. Most of the software used in
receiving telemetry data is satellite specific. Hence, a user-friendly way is needed to
make telemetry data easily accessible. A satellite-based web server is aimed at providing
telemetry information to any standard web browser as a way of bringing space
technology awareness to the people. Two different satellite-based web server methods are
examined in this thesis. Based on the evaluation, the on-board File server with proxy
server was proposed for satellite-based web server development. This requires that the
File server be ported to the on-board computer of the satellite. The web proxy server is
placed on the ground segment with the necessary communication requirements to
communicate with the on-board File server. In the absence of satellite, the satellite-based
web server was successfully implemented on two computers, laying a good foundation
for implementation on the on-board computer of the satellite (OBe).