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Governments that Operate Satellites Face Unlimited Liability Risk

Situations such as the $165 million Russian Phobus-Grunt...

Space Situational Awareness: A Satellite Operator's Perspective

Amid the calls for removal of space debris, satellite...

Guest Blog: Emmet Fletcher - Why the Need for Space Surveillance

Why is there so much interest in the theme of space surveillance...

Exclusive Q&A: Gen. John Campbell, Iridium

Space situational awareness (SSA) has come to describe our knowledge of the objects in space, and...

Debris in Low-Earth Orbit Poses Biggest Threat

An increasing amount of space debris in low- Earth orbit (LEO), roughly less than 1,600...

The Legal and Political Issues of Space Debris Removal

Space debris is a prominent topic in the world of outer space security and...

Space Situational Awareness: A Topic That Deserves Discussion

If there is one overall theme that comes along with Space...

Important Steps for SSA, Still Need the Final Solution

Brian Weeden is Technical Advisor for Secure World Foundation, and has over a...

Big Sky Theory No Longer Valid Defense Against Increasing Debris

A growing amount of space debris has pushed the...

Case Studies

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RAF Fylingdales needed to cost-effectively upgrade its 30-year-old satellite-position system to speed data retrieval, analysis, and dissemination with little transition and training time.

How to create an adaptable daily operations and mission planning tool for AFSPC that can be easily trained on and accessed by sites with differing priorities/databases?

Create visually fused situational awareness services to support NIPRNET, SIPRNET and JWICS network-centric operations for the United States Air Force Electronic Systems Center 653rd ELSW, USSTRATCOM and the 8th Air Force.

Personnel Profiles

Law professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Executive Vice President of Government Programs, Iridium SpaceTel Consultancy Space Debris Research AGI, Director, Space Situational Awareness

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Opinion Poll

What do you think is the biggest concern for a satellite operator when it comes to a potential collision?
Possible disruption or damage ground infrastructure
0%
Human safety on the ground and airspace
33%
Effects on space assets such as telecommunication satellites
67%

Calendar

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To stay up-to-date on satellite communications, see the future of...

Monday, March 12, 2012

Widely known as the premier space policy and program forum and as...

Monday, April 16, 2012