Argus

Argus is an open-source satellite mission control system focused on CCSDS-compliant telemetry and telecommand processing.

This project aims to provide a modern and extensible ground-segment platform for small satellite missions, research projects, and simulation-driven development.

Goals

• Decode and visualize CCSDS telemetry packets
• Build and route telecommands from a SCOS-2000 MIB
• Support ECSS/PUS
• Enable procedure-driven operations and testing with an embedded scripting engine (either Lua or Python)
• Provide replay features
• Offer a clean desktop UI built with modern tooling
• Link-layer protocols (CLTU, COP-1)
• Mission planning and scheduling

Architecture

Argus is structured as a modular system with a native backend and a desktop UI.

• Backend: Rust (core protocols, mission database, TM/TC services)
• UI: Tauri + TypeScript (React)
• Scripting: Embedded procedure language (TBD, considering Lua or Python)
• Transport: Pluggable adapters (UDP, file replays, simulators)

Current Status

This project is in the early development phase.

Planned initial milestones:

• CCSDS Space Packet parsing
• Mission database schema and validator
• Telemetry ingest and decode pipeline
• Basic telemetry viewer UI

Development

Prerequisites

• Rust (stable)
• Node.js (LTS)