Space Situational Awareness events of interest as presented at the 2012 National Space Symposium
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Videos
North Korea is preparing to launch its Unha-3 long-range rocket between April 12-16, 2012. AGI has used its software to produce a video demonstrating the launch and its possible path, tracking assets and landing zones. IN ALL USES, COURTESY "Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI)"
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Polar Broadband Ltd. (PBL) has said that it is working with satellite industry insurance experts and investors to salvage Express AM4, and both reposition and repurpose it in support of the international science community in the Antarctic.
Although high levels of solar activity are typically a bane to spacecraft operators, it has had a cleaning effect on the large amount of space debris in earth orbit, reported NASA.
Russia's Phobos-Grunt satellite, launched on November 9 and originally intended to be well on its way to Mars by now, is expected to reenter the Earth's atmosphere in early 2012. Most of the spacecraft will burn up in the atmosphere, although some pieces may survive reentry. Using AGI's analysis and visualization software, AGI aerospace engineers created this video depicting:
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Since 1978, retired NASA scientist Donald Kessler has warned of the growing space debris problem.
"That's when he first argued there'll come a point when there is so much debris in orbit that any collision could cause a cascade, where each successive collision would cause more collisions and an ever-increasing amount of debris. That could render the use of satellites -- and indeed space...
This video shows the growth of all objects in space from 1957 to present. It was produced by AGI, the software company that designed and operates the Space Data Center for the Space Data Association, a group of international satellite operators who voluntarily share proprietary orbital data to improve the safety of space.
The video depicts satellites, both active and inactive, and space...
With the growing reliance on space assets and space-related technology, the U.S. has placed a high priority on protecting existing space assets, maintaining space vigilance, and providing heightened space situational awareness. U.S. Air Force and other government entities can address these urgent needs now using existing AGI technologies.
