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Military Space Situational Awareness 2020
SMi Group are proud to announce the 15th annual Military Space Situational Awareness Conference and Exhibition will return to London on the 29th and 30th April 2020.
As space becomes more congested, competitive and contested; the need for …
Swiss startup ClearSpace wins ESA contract to deorbit Vega rocket debris
The mission, dubbed ClearSpace-1, is slated to launch in 2025 to capture and deorbit a 100-kilogram Vespa payload adapter an Arianespace Vega left in orbit after deploying ESA’s Proba-V remote-sensing satellite.
ESA Director General calls for aggressive action on space debris
Rather than waiting for international consensus on measures to mitigate the problem of space debris, space agencies and companies should take immediate action, said Jan Woerner, European Space Agency director general.
Astroscale, ClearSpace aim to make a bundle removing debris
Within a year, Astroscale plans to begin a complex series of demonstrations to show the startup’s spacecraft can grab a piece of space debris and dispose of it in the atmosphere.
Astroscale, ClearSpace aim to make a bundle removing debris
Within a year, Astroscale plans to begin a complex series of demonstrations to show the startup’s spacecraft can grab a piece of space debris and dispose of it in the atmosphere.
EU space envoy calls for satellites to leave orbit soon after mission ends
Increasingly, space industry and government officials suggest the guidelines, adopted in 2002, no longer make sense in light of plans for constellations comprised of hundreds or thousands of satellites.
Op-ed | Two more rules for building a megaconstellation
While the concept of constellation is not new, the challenges connected to operating hundreds of spacecraft at the same time are yet to be fully understood.
Why we need to avoid more anti-satellite tests
Even “responsible” ASAT tests put other space users at risk.
Intelsat-29e satellite suffers fuel leak, spotted drifting along GEO arc
Intelsat’s first Epic-series high-throughput satellite, Intelsat-29e, is drifting in orbit after back-to-back anomalies, forcing the company to shift customers to other spacecraft.
U.S. military monitoring debris from India’s anti-satellite missile test
The Air Force Space Command’s 18th Space Control Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, continues to track the cloud of space debris caused by India’s March 27 missile launch aimed at one of its own satellites in low Earth orbit.
Space tracking is about to become much more demanding
Spacecraft and debris tracking is a serious problem that is about to get worse as companies prepare to send hundreds or thousands of satellites into megaconstellations, said Paul Graziani, Analytical Graphics Inc. chief executive and co-founder.
FCC moves forward with orbital debris reform amid soul-searching about its responsibilities
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission pressed forward with plans to firm up its rules about space safety and orbital debris Nov. 15 while at the same time questioning whether it is the right agency to do so.
Will megaconstellations cause a dangerous spike in orbital debris?
It’s no secret the megaconstellations will have a dramatic impact on space traffic. Experts now are turning their attention to ensuring they don’t also create a dangerous spike in orbital debris.
At small satellite conference, frustration about lagging efforts to deal with space junk
“Clearing all the debris out of LEO is expensive,” said DARPA's Fred Kennedy. “That’s what I fear. That this takes us to a place where I don’t know if it’s affordable.”
Op-ed | Space Traffic Management: implementation and enforcement
The implementation and enforcement of space traffic management (STM) policies and regulations will be extremely complex and expensive for governments of spacefaring nations and all users of the near-Earth space domain.
Debris removal missions face technical, legal and financial hurdles
Even if a company obtains government permission to collect a defunct satellite or spent rocket stage in orbit, the project raises legal questions.
