Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Build A Fence To Prevent Collisions…In Space (Contract)
[SatNews] Raytheon and Lockheed Martin have 18 months to deliver preliminary designs for what is dubbed "space fence"...
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The Space Data Association… How Close Is Close (Analysis)
[SatNews] The Space Data Association (SDA), established by commercial satellite operators to improve the safety and efficiency of space operations, has announced that the organization now provides conjunction assessment (CA) processing (assessing the physical proximity of objects in space) for more than 60 percent of all operational satellites in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO).
Read MoreEnergia… Satellite Sweeping (Spacecraft)
[SatNews] Energia, Russia's Rocket and Space Corporation, has the Company will build a special orbital pod designed for sweeping-up satellite debris from near-Earth space.
Read MoreIndra + ESA… An Objective View For SSA
[SatNews] The European Space Agency (ESA) has commissioned Indra to design the future radar system for the surveillance of objects close to the Earth, as well as the development of its working prototype of the Space Situational Awareness (SSA).
Read MoreZombie Satellite Turns Disruptive In Rural Alaska
[SatNews] The wayward satellite, nicknamed 'zombie' satellite by some because of its non response to directions and signals, may create some periodic loss of long-distance telephone and Internet service later this week for up to 35,000 people in rural Alaska.
Read MoreInmarsat, Intelsat, SES + ManSat Bring the SDA To Fruition
ManSat, based in the Isle of Man, is going to be working with Inmarsat, Intelsat, and SES as the administrator of a new organization — the Space Data Association (SDA).
Read MoreValidation — U.S. Generosity Is Urged to Make Space Situational Awareness Priority
One of space's areas of concern is space debris, a current and growing threat to U.S. exploration activities.
Read MoreInternational Space University’s Students’ Suggestions for Space Traffic
Shared at Strasbourg, France, this week during the International Space University’s recently completed symposium on "Space for a Safe and Secure World,” the 2007 student study on Space Traffic Management recommended ways to prevent space collisions was released.
Read MoreSpatial Traffic Control Theme Of Upcoming Event
The recent collision between spacecraft and close encounters with orbital debris by the crew of the International Space Station has heightened interest in taking new steps in space traffic control.
Read MoreLatest Satellite Collision Anticipated — But Urgency to Communicate Difficult
Satellites provide fast technology and faster communications — except when one agency needs to communicate to another of the potential collision, such as occurred this last week.
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