March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
..., accurate knowledge of the location and trajectory of objects in orbit, also known as space situational awareness (SSA), is invaluable. The US military has the most comprehensive SSA capability in the world. Relying on this capability, the Joint...
October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
... of laws and standards with like-minded nations, close coordination with foreign partners on space situational awareness (SSA) and space traffic management (STM), and multilateral agreements like the Artemis Accords. Further, US diplomats...
April 2021
Space industry trends in the pandemic
... planning to launch more than 100,000 satellites in the coming years. Better Space Situational Awareness (SSA) is required to track and monitor space assets and debris to mitigate collisions. Two of Seraphim’s portfolio companies, LeoLabs and...
September 2016
Transforming US space policy
.... This starts with space situational awareness. Graphic depicting satellites and their orbits demonstrates how the space around Earth is contested and congested. By default, the DoD maintains space situational awareness (SSA) and reports conjunction...
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...
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 ISS.” He adds...
