September 2016
Transforming US space policy
... how the space around Earth is contested and congested. By default, the DoD maintains space situational awareness (SSA) and reports conjunction analyses to the various operators through the Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) as a by-product...
March 2019
Urgent action needed to avert space debris threat
...their roles and responsibilities. Of course, operators may already understand the importance of Space Situational Awareness (SSA) but this is an industry-wide responsibility. Second, and perhaps most importantly, we must promote greater collaboration...
September 2019
Expectations in a connected world
... increase the risk of collisions and space debris. So there is an increasing need to rely on Space Situational Awareness (SSA) to help develop an understanding of how space is used and how to prevent collisions. As noted recently at a Satcoms...
May 2022
The Space Industry in 2022
... with start-ups to remove space debris. We expect to see more private companies involved in Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and space debris removal to emerge in the future to keep space safe for everybody. These companies include...
May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... for both launch operations as well as defunct satellites. the need for much greater Space Situational Awareness (SSA) in order to avoid an unfortunate mishap the need for a better liability regime in space the need for new...
12 June 2017
US spy satellite buzzes ISS
... lead to the ISS close approach a month later. “It would be extremely sloppy of them - from a Space Situational Awareness (SSA) viewpoint - if they were not aware, especially given how close the orbital parameters are to that of the...
