Zero Debris Week 2026

Session

Zero Debris Technical Sessions: Lightning Talks I

10 Sept 2026, 11:00

AEE, CREA Building

23. BubbleBee Swarm: A Passive Omnidirectional Architecture for Untrackable Debris Capture with Centralised Refurbishment

Jeffery Boortz (The Human Ai Innovation Commons, Inc.)

10/09/2026, 11:00

Lightning Talk

BubbleBee is a passive debris capture architecture targeting the 1–10 cm untrackable population. Geodesic absorber units tumble continuously to present omnidirectional cross-section, with multi-layer Whipple shielding protecting nested density-gradient gelatin matrices that decelerate hypervelocity impacts without fragmentation.

Units operate as a coordinated swarm, distributing collection...

15. Autonomous and Propellant-Free Deorbit Devices at PERSEI Space

Jesús Manuel Muñoz Tejeda (PERSEI Space)

10/09/2026, 11:12

Lightning Talk

PERSEI Space is a deep-tech start-up which develops autonomous, propellant-free deorbit devices solutions. The technology behind these devices is the electrodynamic tether, a long conductive tape that, once deployed in orbit, interacts with the LEO environment (ionosphere and magnetic field) to generate a propellant-less deorbiting force.

Deorbit devices based on this technology are...

33. Trusted Data for Zero Debris: Driving Responsible Space Operations

AGNIESZKA SYBILSKA (Sybilla Technologies)

10/09/2026, 11:24

Lightning Talk

Moving towards zero-debris operations requires turning policy ambition into practical, day-to-day capability. In this talk, we will share how accurate optical tracking, rapid data delivery, and independent verification can support collision avoidance, anomaly response, and accountability across the mission lifecycle. Using real operational scenarios, we will show how trusted STM data reduces...

21. AI-Driven On-Orbit Visual Intelligence for Space Traffic Surveillance

Naman Chawla, Ms Sachi Patel (Chief Operating Officer)

10/09/2026, 11:36

Lightning Talk

OrbitArch is developing an edge-deployable AI system integrating computer vision models with camera-based hardware for real-time on-orbit object detection and characterisation. Our models, trained for the space environment, enable satellites to autonomously identify, track, and assess proximity objects, including debris and resident space objects, without ground-in-the-loop latency.
This...

22. LeoLabs' services in LEO: advancing space safety and sustainability

Sylvain Delattre (LEOLABS)

10/09/2026, 11:48

Lightning Talk

LeoLabs has built the world’s largest commercially owned object catalog and advanced space operations platform for LEO.
This paper will present how Leolabs services and infrastructure actively contribute to global space traffic coordination. It will focus on our ability to follow high standards for Space Traffic Management and provide a data that is accurate, low-latency, continuous and...

26. CHEOPS Adaptation to the Zero Debris Era

Anthony Gustavo Maldonado

10/09/2026, 12:00

Lightning Talk

As the entity responsible for the operations of the CHEOPS mission, the Spanish institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA) is developing an upgrade to the satellite’s end-of-life strategy, per ESA request, to exceed current expectations despite beginning the mission before the new debris mitigation standards.
While the original disposal concept targeted 25 years, the new controlled re-entry...

12. Hosted Payload Standardisation as a Scalable Lever for Zero Debris

Theophile Lagraulet (SpaceLocker)

10/09/2026, 12:12

Lightning Talk

Hosted payloads offer a structural pathway to reduce debris generation by maximizing the utility of existing space assets. By embedding secondary payloads within already planned missions, they avoid the need for dedicated spacecraft, thereby reducing launch frequency, collision risk, and end-of-life objects.

This contribution presents a standardised payload-hosting interface enabling...