Inmarsat, 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).
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Validation — 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.
Read MoreTraffic Jams In Outer Space?
Yesterday SatNews reported about the commercial satellite that collided with a Russian satellite over Siberia on February 10th, which yielded a cloud of fragments, according to a NASA scientist tracking space debris.
Read MoreHow The ISS Avoids Celestial Crud + Damaging Debris
The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), Europe's ISS logistics spacecraft, was used to perform its first debris avoidance maneuver for the International Space Station (SS). The maneuver was started last Wednesday at 18:11 CEST (16:11 UT) and finished 5 minutes 2 seconds later.
Read MoreUAV Deconfliction Demo’d By Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Airspace Management System (UAMS) solved one of the more difficult challenges facing military services and their industry partners — the Company has successfully demonstrated the ability to deconflict groups of in-flight UAVs during a test near Pittsburgh, Pennyslvania.
Read MoreDo We Need Traffic Signals in Space Yet?
It was bound to happen—Euroconsult, the international research and analyst firm specializing in the satellite sector, announced that the satellite-based Earth observation sector is entering a new expansion phase.
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