Telemetry, Evidence & Operations
Subsystem Interpretation Walkthrough
Walk through all subsystem telemetry channels and learn to interpret them as a mission operator.
- Time estimate
- 35–40 min
- Complexity
- advanced
- Maturity
- pilot ready
- Simulator readiness
- implemented
- Software available now
- Available now — `subsystem_interpretation_walkthrough` experiment guides multi-panel interpretation in the console.
Student path
- Choose a subsystem (ADCS, EPS, or Comms) and a channel to inspect.
- Try each scenario and note which band it falls into (nominal / warning / critical).
- Read the first action for at least one warning and one critical scenario.
- Answer: why does a warning NOT mean "shut down the subsystem immediately"?
- Copy your evidence before moving to Session 3.
Learning outcomes
Student can interpret each telemetry subsystem channel and explain its mission-level significance.
- List the subsystems present in the telemetry dashboard.
- Explain one risk indicator per subsystem.
- Describe what an operator should do when a subsystem shows a yellow flag.
Concept primer
Walk through all subsystem telemetry channels and learn to interpret them as a mission operator.
Run subsystem_interpretation_walkthrough experiment; walk through all panel sections.
Complete a subsystem health table: subsystem, key channel, green/yellow/red threshold, interpretation.
Interactive lab
Teaching-grade software activity slot — not a flight simulator or certified propagator.
Health threshold lab
Interpret subsystem health status
Choose a subsystem, channel, and scenario to see whether the value falls in the nominal, warning, or critical band. Read the first action for each scenario.
Nominal — within normal operating range
nominal
0 – 2 deg
warning
2 – 10 deg
critical
10 – 180 deg
Teaching note
Thresholds are not arbitrary — they reflect mission constraints. Warning thresholds give operators time to act. Critical thresholds reflect the point where subsystem damage or mission failure is imminent. The first action for each band should be pre-defined in the mission ops manual.
Teaching-grade model — not a certified health-monitoring system, not a real operations tool.
Self-check · Local only
3 questions — 0/3 answered correctly
Local-only. No submission, no grade. Answers revealed here only.
What is the purpose of a warning threshold?
Battery voltage is 6.3 V. The critical threshold is below 6.8 V. What should the operator do first?
A reaction wheel is reading 3800 rpm and the warning threshold starts at 2500 rpm. What does this indicate?
Evidence · Local only
Capture your evidence
Local-only — no submission, no upload. Copy the text below or screenshot this panel to share manually.
Evidence prompts
- Which subsystem and channel did you test?
- What was the observed value, and which health band did it fall into?
- What first action does the threshold band suggest for your scenario?
Captured values
- Subsystem
- See your selection above
- Channel
- See your selection above
- Scenario tested
- Note the scenario label and observed value
- Health band
- Nominal / Warning / Critical
- First action
- Record the first action for your non-nominal scenario
Track 6 — Telemetry / Evidence Activity: telemetry_subsystem_walkthrough Captured: 2026-05-16T07:38:33.411Z --- Subsystem: See your selection above Channel: See your selection above Scenario tested: Note the scenario label and observed value Health band: Nominal / Warning / Critical First action: Record the first action for your non-nominal scenario --- Teaching-grade evidence. Local-only — no account, no submission, no official grade.
Evidence capture
Expected outputs learners should be able to show after the lab (Phase 9 evidence engine preview available).
- Subsystem health table with yellow/red examples
- Risk observation per subsystem backed by a channel
Reflection
Work through each subsystem section of the telemetry dashboard and write one risk observation per section.
Responses are not persisted in this preview unless a specific activity component adds storage later.
Assessment / quick check
Pick one yellow flag: which subsystem owns it first, and what confirming channel would you check next?
Teacher notes
Use jigsaw groups: each group masters one subsystem, then teaches the class.
Teacher use
Use the jigsaw technique: assign each group one subsystem. Ask groups to explain their subsystem's warning threshold, the first action, and why the threshold is at that specific value. Connect the EPS critical threshold to the Track 3 eclipse energy balance — the threshold is the engineering constraint from the budget.
Next activity
Suggested progression from the mission learning path. Links avoid missing activity routes.