Space Data Association

Day 1 of World Space Week 🪐🛰️ World Space Week is coordinated by the United Nations with the support of the World Space Week Association (WSWA). The WSWA leads a global team of National Coordinators, who promote the celebration of World Space Week within their own countries. It consists of space education and outreach events held by space agencies, aerospace companies, schools, planetaria, museums, and astronomy clubs around the world in a common timeframe. Learn more and find your local events now: https://lnkd.in/dU4DDUk

Industry News: NASA Funds Groundbreaking Mission to Inspect Space Debris 🛰️ 'NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration has awarded Starfish Space a $15 million contract to develop a mission aimed at inspecting defunct satellites and other space debris in low Earth orbit. The mission, known as the Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY), will use Starfish’s Otter spacecraft to approach and evaluate non-operational satellites, an essential step in addressing the growing issue of space debris. Scheduled for launch in 2026, the SSPICY mission is part of NASA’s broader effort to advance space sustainability and mitigate the risks posed by orbital debris.' Read the full article via Daily Galaxy: https://lnkd.in/evvUsxdG

Industry news - Commerce Department’s New Traffic Coordination System for Space Launches Initial Capabilities 🛰️ 'NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce, announced that the initial phase of its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) has begun delivering spaceflight safety services to a beta group of satellite operators. Today, for the first time, satellite operators are receiving basic space situational awareness (SSA) data and space traffic coordination (STC) services from the Commerce Department. Nine satellite operators – NOAA, Maxar, Telesat, Intelsat, the Georgia Institute of Technology, Planet Labs, Eutelsat OneWeb, Iridium, and the Aerospace Corporation – now receive validated safety notifications from TraCSS in the form of conjunction data messages (CDMs, alerts describing potential collisions). TraCSS will add satellite operators and provide more data and services as the program progresses.' Read the full release: https://lnkd.in/ecEdsZGm

ICYMI: Space sustainability: Building a safer, more responsible and resilient satellite ecosystem 🛰️ SES Satellites Flight Dynamics Director and SDA Executive Director Charlie Law reviews SES' approach to space sustainability. Read more now: https://lnkd.in/eipZMQRh

Do you want some resources on Space Situational Awareness, but not sure where to look? Check out the SDA's Resources page where you'll find some valuable information, all freely available for you to download. And should you have any questions, feel free to get in touch: membership@space-data.org https://lnkd.in/efznd6qh

ICYMI: Space sustainability: Building a safer, more responsible and resilient satellite ecosystem 🛰️ SES Satellites Flight Dynamics Director and SDA Executive Director Charlie Law reviews SES' approach to space sustainability. Read more now: https://lnkd.in/eipZMQRh

Industry news - U.S. defense program seeks next-generation space monitoring tools 🛰️ The Space Security and Defense Program is doing market research on advanced space domain awareness technologies available in the 2030-2040 timeframe. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gRudjg7W

👋 Will you be at #AMOS25th this week in Maui? Stop by the COMSPOC booth to learn how the dynamic, fast-evolving commercial SDA ecosystem is delivering vital innovation and efficiency. See how our collaborative efforts are shaping the future of space safety and security. Featuring our partners: ExoAnalytic Solutions Katalyst Space Technologies Kratos Defense and Security Solutions LeoLabs LSAS Tec Safran Slingshot Aerospace Space Data Association ThothX Meridian #AMOSCon

Have you read it yet? ESA's Space Environment report states that both commercial and government stakeholder have a duty to prioritise space sustainability. 💡 'Active satellites must perform an increasing number of collision avoidance manoeuvres to dodge out of the way of other satellites and fragments of space debris.' 💡 'The adoption of space debris mitigation measures is slowly improving, but it is still not enough to stop the increase of the amount of space debris.' 💡 'Without further change, the collective behaviour of space-faring entities (private companies and national agencies) is unsustainable in the long term.' Take time to read the full report: https://lnkd.in/ei7qGYqv

#ICYMI - Joe Chan explains the real cost of space debris in his latest article for SatMagazine: https://lnkd.in/eyTuSMAb #spacedebris #spacetrafficmanagement #spacedomainawareness