10 Years of Change in SSA

10 Years of Change in SSA

This year we mark 10 years of operating the Space Data Center (SDC). A lot has changed in the past decade, but the need for satellite operators to share essential data for collision avoidance has not. This is still more important than ever in our modern space...
Preparing for End of Satellite Life

Preparing for End of Satellite Life

By Pascal Wauthier, Chairman, the Space Data Association Space debris is a real threat to the space environment. It has already been the cause of some serious incidents in space and as the amount of satellites in orbit increases, the threat will continue to get...
2029-Looking back from the future.

2029-Looking back from the future.

Guest post from Dr T.S. Kelso, SDC operations manager. The year is 2029, the future is here, looking back to 2019, how far has the satellite industry come? What were the first steps we needed to take in Space Traffic management, how did we assess what was needed and...