Automated Planning versus Manual Operations in the context of the Link Management System for EDRS - SpaceDataHighway

The Link Management System (LMS) is the automated planning system for the EDRS (European Data Relay System) - SpaceDataHighway payloads at the German Space Operations Center (GSOC) and has been in continuous use since 2016. Recently, it has been extended to include the EDRS-C mission, scheduled to launch in 2019, besides EDRS-A. In this paper we discuss lessons learned and take-aways for multi-mission development of planning software as well as operations of automated planning systems. The interplay between automation and manual intervention in the LMS case is explained in multiple examples giving rise to suggestions for future development of automated planning systems. Furthermore, the LMS is described in the context of CCSDS. This paper builds on and extends (Gottfert et al. 2018)