Luca Foiadelli

Esa Tracking Station Operation and Maintenance Support @Telespazio

DARMSTADT, DE

Currently - New Norcia (Western Australia) supporting second deep space antenna operational validation.2024 and 2025 Deputy Operation Manager for ESTRACK support to Hakuto-M2, Station coordinator for HERA and Operation preparation and validation of Deeps Space Antenna NNO3.2022 Prime Operation Manager for ESTRACK support to Hakuto-1 mission and GOF9 service manager for the operations network division.Since 2004 I am involved for the Maintenance and Operations of ESA Deep Space tracking stations. Meanwhile I was involved as Operation Manager for Rosetta, Mars Express, NASA JPL deep space Cross support and CNES Launcher support.Since 2016 I am also acting as Service Manager for my company within Operation Network division in ESOC and as 1st of December 2017 as Service Manager for ESTRACK South American Ground Stations and ESTRACK Integrated Logistic Support. 2015 Involved on ESTRACK upgrade : User representative for new 4.5 m terminal in New Norcia and 2 m terminal (X-Band) in Malindi. Support for Lisa Path Finder LEOP in Malindi as ESA representative.The operational tasks involved me in the following missions preparation and support:• MSG-1 Mission Operation Preparation and as prime Ground Operations Manager (GOM), reporting to ESA Flight Director during LEOP in 2003; MSG-2 in 2005; MSG-3 in 2012.• ROSETTA Mission Operation Preparation and as GOM in 2003, first attempt; in 2004 second attempt for LEOP, FLY-BY operations and Comet landing in November 2014.• Cross Support operations with Russia-Lavoschkin: Phobos-Grunt Mission Operation Preparation, as GOM and as well in the implementation and validation of the operational concept for automated operations (2009 and 2011).

ITIS P. Paleocapa - Bergamo

Maturita' tecnica

The Open University

Diploma