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SUMMARY:DRAMA Clinics & Workshop on probabilistic re-entry modelling
DTSTART:20260323T120000Z
DTEND:20260324T215000Z
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UID:indico-event-645@indico.esa.int
CONTACT:space.debris.support@esa.int
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Xanthi Oikonomidou (European Space Agency)\, Vitali 
 Braun (IMS Space Consultancy GmbH)\, Philippe Meyers (IMS Space Consultanc
 y)\n\nThe Workshop\n\nAfter a series of successful workshop editions (the
  modelling workshop in March 2021\, followed by the DRAMA workshops in 20
 22 and 2025)\, we are organising a virtual workshop this time to: \n\nexc
 hange on and become aware of the community activity in the domain of proba
 bilistic re-entry modelling. \noffer dedicated sessions to learn about th
 e DRAMA software\, and engage with the developers and experts on the detai
 led aspects of analyses we do with the DRAMA & MASTER tools\,  as part of
  the third edition of our DRAMA clinics.\n\nThe workshop will begin with a
  webinar on probabilistic re-entry modelling\, with strong focus on open d
 iscussions\, followed by a session on how to apply that in practice with D
 RAMA's SARA tool. On the second day\, various clinics will be offered for 
 the individual tools and subdomains (ARES/collision avoidance\; OSCAR/disp
 osal assessments\; MIDAS/small debris risk assessments\; etc.)\nAs a resul
 t of the on-going stakeholder interaction\, the workshop will provide an o
 pportunity to discuss with users on various aspects on how analyses are pe
 rformed\, what may be still missing\, and which developments to take in vi
 ew of the evolving space sector. We invite everyone directly or indirectly
  affected by the modelling efforts and involved in activities ranging from
  the studying of the space debris environment\, over mission design to pol
 icy decisions to participate!\nConcept\nWe believe that addressing space d
 ebris modelling and mitigation activities through a participatory process 
 is more likely to be accepted as a reference solution by the community. At
  the same time\, when stakeholders with various knowledge\, skills and res
 ources are facilitated to give creative and critical input which is then t
 ranslated into action\, a culture of shared responsibility and ownership i
 s being established\, further reinforcing the consent on models and method
 ologies applied by the community.\nThe event will be in virtual format due
  to very limited room availability at ESOC in Darmstadt\, and additional m
 eeting information (incl. connection details) will be provided at a later 
 point. We will aim to accommodate as many time zones as possible. Particip
 ation in the workshop is free of charge.\nBackground\nEvery satellite put 
 into orbit today is exposed to the space debris environment for the time i
 t is being operated but also during the ensuing disposal phase\, which may
  add many more years of on-orbit presence. The environment is only expecte
 d to grow in terms of object numbers\, especially in orbital regions that 
 are already strongly affected by space debris pollution today. This means 
 that space missions will be more difficult to operate by today’s standar
 ds (e.g. having to address more close encounters) and collisional breakup 
 events\, mainly between non-operational objects\, are more likely to occur
  with time. This trend is exacerbated with the dramatically increased laun
 ch activity over the last few years and the deployment of large satellite 
 constellations.\nSpace debris risk assessments targeting primarily the sha
 re of small non-trackable objects are informed by space debris models\, su
 ch as the European Meteoroid and Space Debris Terrestrial Environment Refe
 rence (MASTER) model. In order to assess compliance with those recommendat
 ions\, a set of software tools has been developed since the early 2000s an
 d bundled under the Debris Risk Assessment and Mitigation Analysis (DRAMA)
  suite\, which relies significantly on MASTER's background population. The
  DRAMA (and MASTER) user community has grown considerably within the past 
 few years. In the exchange with engineers\, operators\, students\, regulat
 ors and many more\, a vision has been drafted by ESA’s Space Debris Offi
 ce (SDO) team on how all those different perspectives and use-cases can be
  aligned towards a state-of-the-art application as a next evolutionary ste
 p in the space debris mitigation process. Through the creation of a single
  framework combining the different DRAMA tools\; a move towards digital en
 gineering\; maximum compatibility with latest standards\; and enabling as 
 well as strengthening the community’s connection\, the Debris Mitigation
  Facility (DMF) idea was born.\nESA has always played a major role in lead
 ing many of the research activities related to space debris mitigation\, a
 t the same time recognising the significant contributions by other institu
 tions and the coordination efforts primarily by the Inter-Agency Space Deb
 ris Coordination Committee (IADC). With space activities mostly conducted 
 by public entities for many decades\, ESA and other agencies developing sp
 ace debris models\, associated debris risk and mitigation analysis framewo
 rks\, as well as compliance verification means\, were most of the time ass
 uming the role of the customer and the user simultaneously. Over the past 
 two decades the roles have shifted significantly\, especially in view of t
 he on-going commercialisation of space\, and many new entities to get invo
 lved in space activities. Continuing the maintenance and the development o
 f the MASTER and DRAMA model and tool suite\, the Space Debris Office has 
 recognised that it remained the customer while the user roles have been di
 stributed all over the globe.\n\n\nhttps://indico.esa.int/event/645/
LOCATION:Virtual
URL:https://indico.esa.int/event/645/
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