GENSO stands for Global Educational Network for Satellite Operations.

GENSO aims to provide

• unparalleled near-global access to the mission operators of educational and radio amateur spacecraft;
• remote access for operators to real-time mission data, even in cases when their local ground station is experiencing technical difficulties;
• scheduling of remote uplink sessions via trusted ground stations;
• optional automatic remote control of all participating ground stations;
• downlink error-correction by comparing multiple data streams;
• definition of an optional standard solution for educational ground segment hardware, designed to optimise return from GENSO at minimal cost;
• recommendations for future educational space hardware in order to enhance mission return utilising GENSO;
• close collaboration with the amateur radio community to support a common interface for applying for frequency allocation and coordination.

GENSO is a project of the European Space Agency (ESA) and is coordinated by ESA’s Education Office. The project is endorsed by the International Space Education Board (ISEB), which consists of representatives from the education departments of CSA, CNES, ESA, JAXA and NASA.

An international group, with people from Europe, the US, Canada and Asia, is currently working on the project.