Isle of Man, 13th October 2015 – The Space Data Association (SDA) has further increased its membership, with the German Aerospace Center (Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) becoming the latest member.
The SDA is an international non-profit association of satellite operators that supports the controlled, reliable and efficient sharing of space environment and RF spectrum data. Its membership comprises many of the world’s major satellite communications companies.
DLR is the national aeronautics and space research centre of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its extensive research and development work in aeronautics, space, energy, transport and security is integrated into national and international cooperative ventures.
As a member of the SDA, DLR will receive reliable and immediate access to information that improves operations for conjunction assessment, RF interference, and geolocation support, as well as providing authoritative contact information for a given space object.
“We are delighted to add DLR to our list of members” commented Mark Rawlins, Chairman, Space Data Association. “DLR is carrying out valuable work in the exploration of Earth and the Solar System and we are pleased that our data will enable them with that important task.”
Michael Kirschner, Flight Dynamics, DLR said: “The SDA will give us important access to reliable space environment data, as well as connections to other members. We look forward to also contributing to that data supply, enabling SDA to further increase its reliable and usable information for satellite operators across the globe.”
To find out more about joining the SDA, please visit https://www.space-data.org/sda/why-join/
About the SDA
The Space Data Association Limited (SDA) is a non-profit international association of satellite operators that supports the controlled, reliable and efficient sharing of data critical to the safety and integrity of the space environment and the RF spectrum. It maintains the Space Data Center, a database of high-accuracy orbital information, which is operated by Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) of Exton, PA. Established in the Isle of Man the SDA is open to all satellite operators and other participants. Its membership comprises many of the world’s major satellite communications companies Membership information can be found at www.space-data.org.
About DLR
DLR is the national aeronautics and space research centre of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its extensive research and development work in aeronautics, space, energy, transport and security is integrated into national and international cooperative ventures. In addition to its own research, as Germany’s space agency, DLR has been given responsibility by the federal government for the planning and implementation of the German space programme. DLR is also the umbrella organisation for the nation’s largest project management agency.
DLR has approximately 8000 employees at 16 locations in Germany: Cologne (headquarters), Augsburg, Berlin, Bonn, Braunschweig, Bremen, Goettingen, Hamburg, Juelich, Lampoldshausen, Neustrelitz, Oberpfaffenhofen, Stade, Stuttgart, Trauen, and Weilheim. DLR also has offices in Brussels, Paris, Tokyo and Washington D.C.
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