Product Design hire #1. Leading design for next-gen space security capabilities at the intersection of software, autonomy, and spacecraft.
Product Design hire #1. Leading design for next-gen space security capabilities at the intersection of software, autonomy, and spacecraft.
COMING SOON
Transforming Satellite Operations
Transforming Satellite Operations
Team
Team
1
1
Lead Designer •
Lead Designer •
8
8
Engineers (Frontend, Cloud, Mod&Sim, DevOps)
Engineers (Frontend, Cloud, Mod&Sim, DevOps)
3
3
Space Operations
Space Operations
1
1
QA
QA
Duration
Duration
3
3
Months
Months
Platform
Platform
Enterprise Software
Enterprise Software
Status
Status
Shipped
Shipped


Overview
If your phone only worked for periods of 5-10 minutes, a few times daily, you'd need to plan communications ahead of time. This is the reality for satellite operators, who only get a few windows of opportunity each day to communicate with their vehicle.
During our first test mission in March 2024,, we quickly discovered that our legacy contact scheduling system was so unintuitive for satellite operators that our engineers had to step in, bypass the UI, and schedule contacts through the backend themselves.
Missing or misconfiguring a contact window risks complete mission failure.
Learn how my redesign transformed this critical operator workflow, enabling mission success in our second flight test.
If your phone only worked for periods of 5-10 minutes, a few times daily, you'd need to plan communications ahead of time. This is the reality for satellite operators, who only get a few windows of opportunity each day to communicate with their vehicle.
During our first test mission in March 2024,, we quickly discovered that our legacy contact scheduling system was so unintuitive for satellite operators that our engineers had to step in, bypass the UI, and schedule contacts through the backend themselves.
Missing or misconfiguring a contact window risks complete mission failure.
Learn how my redesign transformed this critical operator workflow, enabling mission success in our second flight test.
© 2021 - 2025.
By Dana Chou - with back pain, ATCQ, and love.
© 2021 - 2025.
By Dana Chou - with back pain, ATCQ, and love.