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Japan Air Self Defense Force to Present SSA Updates at Military Space Situational Awareness 2021
Lieutenant Colonel Toshihide Ajiki, Commander Space Operations Squadron, Japan Air Self Defense Force, will be speaking at Military Space Situational Awareness 2021 this April Last year, Japan launched a new space defence unit - the Space Operations Squadron - which...
AsiaSat joins the Space Data Association
Ballasalla, Isle of Man, 12th January 2020 – AsiaSat is the latest satellite operator to join the Space Data Association (SDA), an international non-profit association of satellite operators. Formed in 2009, the SDA supports the controlled, reliable and efficient...
The Space Data Association celebrates 10 years of SSA/STM operations with the Space Data Center
Ballasalla, Isle of Man, 15th July 2020 – The Space Data Association (SDA) is celebrating 10 years of operation following the creation of the Space Data Center (SDC) on 15 July 2010. The SDA is a non-profit international organization that brings together major...
US Space Force to Present Exclusive Briefing at MilSatCom USA 2020
SMi reports: Clare Grason, Chief, Commercial Satellite Communications Office, US Air Force Space Command, will be attending and speaking at the MilSatCom USA conference in Arlington this June. The recent congressional authorization of the US Space Force makes now a...
SES’ Pascal Wauthier is New Chairman of SDA
Ballasalla, Isle of Man, 5th November 2019 – Pascal Wauthier, Space Operations Senior Vice President at SES, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Space Data Association (SDA) an international non-profit association of satellite operators. Pascal has succeeded...
Registration Opens for the 21st Annual Global MilSatCom Conference
SMi Reports: Attendees can now book their seats online for Global MilSatCom 2019, taking place in London on the 5-7 November. SMi Group are pleased to announce that registration is now live for the 21st annual Global MilSatCom conference and exhibition, returning to...
Blogs
SDA and COMSPOC work together to produce relevant analysis of LEO safety
In this statistical study conducted by Dan Oltrogge (SDC Project Manager), Pascal Wauthier (SDA Chairman) et al, historical data collected by SDC and SOCRATES were analyzed to characterize increases in the rate of close approaches in LEO. While the SDC and SOCRATES...
Flight Dynamics Discussions with SDA Members
We recently held a Flight Dynamics meeting for our members. As an operational group, it is very important for us to discuss with the flight dynamics teams, giving us the opportunity to exchange ideas and keep members updated about SDC operations and future plans. The...
4 important moments in 2021
After an unpredictable year, 2021 saw a welcome return to some routine within the satcom industry with launches continuing and ongoing discussions surrounding Space Traffic Management. We have also seen a significant amount of transformation in the last 12 months:...
Constellations Management and Space Debris
SDA Standard Member Director, Erika Rossetto of Embratel, recently talked about space safety at the Latin American Satellite Conference. Here she outlines why it is important and what challenges remain. Since the beginning of commercial satellite operations, the...
Meet Toby Nassif
For the next instalment of our Director Q&A, we speak with Toby Nassif of Viasat. Toby recently re-joined the SDA’s board of directors, on which he last served between 2009 & 2012. Who do you work for and what’s your role within the company? I work for...
Meet Erika Rossetto
For out latest blog post, we’re introducing Erika Rossetto who has recently been elected as a Standard Member Director for the SDA. Who do you work for and what’s your role within the company? I work for Embratel Star One, which is part of Claro group. We operate 5...