January 2020
Open source space sustainability
... it is doubtful that all parties to a dispute would trust any one of them as authoritative. Existing sources of spaces situational awareness (SSA) data are controlled by a single government or company, from sensor to result, limiting trust in results...
July 2014
Beware the situation: how JSpOC tracks space debris
... of new and non-traditional observational data providers to enhance our Space Situational Awareness (SSA). As the number of objects in the space domain increases, our SSA capabilities must increase proportionally to meet the challenge. This includes...
October 2019
Space-based cybersecurity challenges for NATO
... track and guide weapons to destroy targets. Its elements include a space tracking and surveillance system. Space situational awareness Although space situational awareness (SSA) is not named as a core capability by NATO, its utility is acknowledged...
July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
...very good, but not sufficient. It is now necessary to move to a higher level of capability with respect to space situational awareness (SSA); the difficulty is to overcome the present strict data exchange restrictions imposed by the defence community...
August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
... among the various actors. They advocate enhancing the registration of space objects, sharing information on space situational awareness (SSA) and promoting awareness of space sustainability to address the potential hazards arising from debris. The...
March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
..., accurate knowledge of the location and trajectory of objects in orbit, also known as space situational awareness (SSA), is invaluable. The US military has the most comprehensive SSA capability in the world. Relying on this capability, the Joint...
