Space Traffic Management and Orbital Debris: A Path Forward to Ensure Safe and Uninterrupted Space Operations
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Abstract
Why ASE is Concerned:
- The number of spacecraft and pieces of debris in earth orbit are increasing dramatically
- 671,000 conjunction warnings in 2014 for 1,500 active satellites (largely ignored)
- Conjunctions result in large numbers of “lethal” debris
- The potential for collisions (conjunctions) is increasing
- There is currently no formal entity coordinating operations for the international community
- Uninterrupted space operations and safety are at risk
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Space Traffic Management and Orbital Debris: A Path Forward to Ensure Safe and Uninterrupted Space Operations
Henderson Welcome Center
Why ASE is Concerned:
- The number of spacecraft and pieces of debris in earth orbit are increasing dramatically
- 671,000 conjunction warnings in 2014 for 1,500 active satellites (largely ignored)
- Conjunctions result in large numbers of “lethal” debris
- The potential for collisions (conjunctions) is increasing
- There is currently no formal entity coordinating operations for the international community
- Uninterrupted space operations and safety are at risk
