25 years of operational surveys for small-sized space debris in higher altitudes
Monday 13 October 2025 -
09:30
Monday 13 October 2025
09:30
Arrival and welcome coffee
Arrival and welcome coffee
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
Welcome
-
Tim Flohrer
(
ESA/ESOC
)
Welcome
Tim Flohrer
(
ESA/ESOC
)
10:00 - 10:10
10:10
Opening remarks (recorded) - Holger Krag (ESA)
Opening remarks (recorded) - Holger Krag (ESA)
10:10 - 10:20
10:20
Why does ESA search for space debris in high altitudes? Space debris observation needs for a Zero Debris future
-
Tim Flohrer
(
ESA/ESOC
)
Jan Siminski
(
ESA
)
Why does ESA search for space debris in high altitudes? Space debris observation needs for a Zero Debris future
Tim Flohrer
(
ESA/ESOC
)
Jan Siminski
(
ESA
)
10:20 - 10:40
10:40
ESA Sub-Catalogue Space Debris Surveys in High-Altitude Orbital Regions - a Success Story with huge Impact on Space Debris Research
-
Thomas Schildknecht
ESA Sub-Catalogue Space Debris Surveys in High-Altitude Orbital Regions - a Success Story with huge Impact on Space Debris Research
Thomas Schildknecht
10:40 - 11:00
11:00
Astrometry to Artificial Earth Satellites -- Contributions by Thomas Schildknecht
-
Gerhard Beutler
Astrometry to Artificial Earth Satellites -- Contributions by Thomas Schildknecht
Gerhard Beutler
11:00 - 11:20
11:20
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:20 - 11:40
11:40
GEO/Molniya surveys and beyond with AGO70 and Astros’ network
-
Jiří Šilha
(
Comenius University
)
GEO/Molniya surveys and beyond with AGO70 and Astros’ network
Jiří Šilha
(
Comenius University
)
11:40 - 12:00
12:00
Cislunar SSA and Object Characterization
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Carolin Frueh
(
Purdue
)
Cislunar SSA and Object Characterization
Carolin Frueh
(
Purdue
)
12:00 - 12:20
12:20
15 Years+ in the Swiss Delegation to UN COPUOS
-
Natália Archinard
(
Head of the Swiss Delegation to COPUOS, FDFA
)
Ambassador Alexandra Baumann
(
Head of Prosperity and Sustainability Division, FDFA
)
15 Years+ in the Swiss Delegation to UN COPUOS
Natália Archinard
(
Head of the Swiss Delegation to COPUOS, FDFA
)
Ambassador Alexandra Baumann
(
Head of Prosperity and Sustainability Division, FDFA
)
12:20 - 12:40
12:40
Refreshments and Tour Space Eye
Refreshments and Tour Space Eye
12:40 - 13:30
13:30
First Space Debris Observations OGS in Tenerife
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Urs Hugentobler
(
TU Munich
)
First Space Debris Observations OGS in Tenerife
Urs Hugentobler
(
TU Munich
)
13:30 - 13:40
13:40
The Michigan Program of Optical Observations of Small Size GEO Debris (recorded talk)
-
Pat Seitzer
(
University of Michigan
)
The Michigan Program of Optical Observations of Small Size GEO Debris (recorded talk)
Pat Seitzer
(
University of Michigan
)
13:40 - 14:00
14:00
The International Exchange Platform SMARTnet: From the First Idea to Worldwide Operations
-
Hauke Fiedler
(
DLR GSOC
)
The International Exchange Platform SMARTnet: From the First Idea to Worldwide Operations
Hauke Fiedler
(
DLR GSOC
)
14:00 - 14:20
14:20
Wide field of view optical sensors for LEO objects detection and data processing technologies
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Ranga Rosok
(
DLR ITP
)
Nils Bartels
(
DLR ITP
)
Wide field of view optical sensors for LEO objects detection and data processing technologies
Ranga Rosok
(
DLR ITP
)
Nils Bartels
(
DLR ITP
)
14:20 - 14:40
14:40
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
14:40 - 15:00
15:00
From Specks to Shapes: Characterizing Satellite Attitude and Reflectance
-
Fabrizio Piergentili
(
La Sapienza
)
From Specks to Shapes: Characterizing Satellite Attitude and Reflectance
Fabrizio Piergentili
(
La Sapienza
)
15:00 - 15:20
15:20
Long-Term Evolution of Rotation Parameters of Rocket Bodies in LEO (on the example of object 18340)
-
Oleksandr Kozhukhov
(
National Space Facilities Control and Test Center, SSAU, Ukraine
)
Long-Term Evolution of Rotation Parameters of Rocket Bodies in LEO (on the example of object 18340)
Oleksandr Kozhukhov
(
National Space Facilities Control and Test Center, SSAU, Ukraine
)
15:20 - 15:35
15:35
The ExpertCentre supporting the development and qualification of observation means
-
Alessandro Vananti
Emiliano Cordelli
(
ESA
)
The ExpertCentre supporting the development and qualification of observation means
Alessandro Vananti
Emiliano Cordelli
(
ESA
)
15:35 - 15:55
15:55
Closure of scientific programme
-
Tim Flohrer
(
ESA/ESOC
)
Closure of scientific programme
Tim Flohrer
(
ESA/ESOC
)
15:55 - 16:00
16:00
Apero
Apero
16:00 - 17:00