Space Safety Regulations and Standards

Chapter 12 Space situational awareness and space traffic management standardization

David Finkleman

Center for Space Standards and Innovation, Analytical Graphics, Inc.

Chapter Outline

• Introduction…………………………………137

• Diversity in Space Operations…………………………………137

• Consensus in Space Situational Awareness…………………………………139

  • Natural phenomena…………………………………139

  • Astrodynamic data…………………………………139

    • Observational data…………………………………140

    • Orbit data…………………………………141

  • Population of space objects…………………………………142

  • Risks and threats…………………………………143

• Conclusions…………………………………144

• Notes and references…………………………………145

Introduction

The continuing increase in orbital debris represents a threat to space safety for manned space missions and unmanned ...