Space Data Association (SDA)

By Katie Hudson

The SDA is a formal, non-profit association of satellite operators that supports the controlled, reliable and efficient sharing of data that is critical to the safety and integrity of satellite operations. Among the many offerings of the SDA, there are shared costs that optimize companies participation and reduce individual costs.

The SDA was formed in 2009 by Inmarsat, Intelsat and SES to share data. In April 2010, Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) won the contract to design and operate the Space Data Center, SDA’s automated space situational awareness system designed to reduce the risks of on-orbit collisions and radio frequency interference. Initial Space Data Center operations began in July, and full capabilities were online April 2011.

Find out more about them here: http://www.space-data.org/sda/

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