Space Surveillance and Tracking for Spacecraft Operations - connecting the dots between modelling, design and practice

Europe/Amsterdam
Virtual

Virtual

Christopher Kebschull (OKAPI:Orbits GmbH), Vitali Braun (IMS Space Consultancy GmbH)
Description

Background

The new ESA Zero Debris design and operation requirements, applicable to all ESA missions, introduce many new and challenging aspects to be addressed in early mission design. For spacecraft operated in the protected LEO or GEO region, the orbit determination accuracy shall be estimated and is required to stay within specified limits. To support mission designers in such an assessment, ESA and OKAPI:Orbits have upgraded the DRAMA software with additional functionalities to assess spacecraft trackability in view of a space surveillance network.

Workshop objectives

The goal of this workshop is to introduce space surveillance and tracking (SST) service providers, as well as sensor operators to the tool developments made. That tool makes implicit (not exposed to a user) assumptions on sensor and networks characteristics. Many required parameters are of course difficult to estimate without contributions from the sensor operators, but drive the results at spacecraft and operational level. Spacecraft operators may use the tool to better assess the impact of the observing network on their mission. SST providers and sensor operators may further benefit from such exchange as their sensors (and networks thereof) are more likely to be integrated in assessments made and verified by the community.

The workshop aims to start a discussion on the accuracy of the estimated (default) parameters and identify the commercial and institutional SST services for customers. An additional and aligned goal is to make the community around this subject aware of its members and different roles and identify key areas of potential collaboration towards a better characterisation of key ground- (and space-) based assets in view of the requirements. While it is understood that sensor characteristics cannot always be disclosed or openly shared, another topic of discussion during this workshop would be how the respective requirements can be verified without the need for explicit disclosure.

Participation

This workshop is free of charge and all international SST service providers and sensor operators are welcome to participate 

Registration
Workshop registration
Participants
  • Alberto Águeda
  • Alejandro Coronas
  • Alejandro Pastor
  • Alexander Vandenberghe
  • Alfredo M. Antón
  • Andrew Price
  • André Saltymakov
  • Anol Paisal
  • Arkadiusz Chimicz
  • Augustin Udristioiu
  • Bartosz Krawczyk
  • Beatriz Jilete
  • Benjamin Guyot
  • Borja Del Campo Lopez
  • Caner Eris
  • Christopher Kebschull
  • Corey ONeal
  • DAMPIER BLANCO
  • Daniel Lück
  • Daniel Oltrogge
  • DARREN MCKNIGHT
  • Daxitkumar Bhupatbhai Lodaliya
  • Despoina Skoulidou
  • Eduardo Valdes
  • Emiliano Cordelli
  • Eugene Rotherham
  • Fernando Pina Caballero
  • Florian Strasser
  • Fotios Kotzakioulafis
  • Francisco Pallarés Chamorro
  • Francisco Simarro
  • Gabriele Falco
  • Gennaro Principe
  • Gurpreet Singh
  • Hari Shankar Ramalingam
  • Hassan Abou Seada
  • Hauke Fiedler
  • Helene Ma
  • Ingo Waldmann
  • Ivan Aksenov
  • Ivan Zankov
  • Jens Rodmann
  • Jouni Peltoniemi
  • João Cruz
  • Juan Nolasco
  • Katerina Fialova
  • Klaus Merz
  • Kristers Nagainis
  • Kush Kumar Sharma
  • Loay Gouda
  • Lucía Ayala Fernández
  • Manuel Schubert
  • Maryam Raouph
  • María Isabel Corzo
  • Maurizio Grossi
  • Miguel Santos
  • Mira Anna Gergácz
  • Neji Nefati
  • Nicoleta Ilie
  • PABLO MINGUIJON PALLAS
  • Patrik Kärräng
  • Philippe Meyers
  • Philippe Moreels
  • Ralph Dinsley
  • Rebecca La Norcia
  • Rebecca McFadden
  • Rithwik Neelakantan
  • Robert Arthur
  • Simon Reid
  • Stijn Lemmens
  • Thierry Mauron
  • Thomas Schildknecht
  • Vitali Braun
  • Vitalii Stoliarchuk
  • Vithurshan Suthakar
  • Yirui Wang
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    • 1
      Welcome & Introduction
      Speakers: Christopher Kebschull (OKAPI:Orbits GmbH), Esfandiar Farahvashi (OKAPI:Orbits GmbH), Stijn Lemmens (European Space Agency), Vitali Braun (IMS Space Consultancy GmbH)
    • 2
      Open discussion
    • 3
      Highlight Talks
    • 4:55 PM
      Coffee break
    • 4
      Open discussion
    • 5
      Conclusion