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SUMMARY:MASTER workshop - connecting observations and modelling
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UID:indico-event-675@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)\, Andre Horstmann (IMS Space Consultancy GmbH)\n\nThe Workshop\nFollowi
 ng a series of successful workshops in the domain of space debris modellin
 g\, risk and mitigation analyses\, we are warmly inviting everyone to join
  the next edition this year to: \n\nbring together the observers and mode
 lling communities to continue our exchanges on how our work shapes our und
 erstanding of the space debris population.\nintroduce to the community the
  most recent changes for MASTER-9.\noffer dedicated sessions to learn abou
 t the MASTER model\, its application in the DRAMA software\, and to engage
  with the developers and experts on the detailed aspects of analyses we do
  with MASTER.\n\n \nThe workshop will begin with a final presentation of 
 a currently on-going major upgrade of the space debris model MASTER (Meteo
 roid And Space debris Terrestrial Environment Reference)\, followed by a s
 ession facilitating exchanges between space debris observers and modelling
  groups in the context of how measurements\, data\, and modelling efforts 
 shape our understanding of a validated space debris population. On the sec
 ond day of the workshop\, we would like to talk with everyone about what s
 hould be our future pathways in MASTER model maintenance\, and what to pri
 oritise. Furthermore\, we want to offer to everyone interested some dedica
 ted sessions to learn more about MASTER.\nWe invite everyone directly or i
 ndirectly involved in observing space debris and related modelling efforts
  to participate to the workshop! Moreover\, we would like to ask you alrea
 dy beforehand to share your ideas with us on how the model developments sh
 ould continue\, mainly as input for the second day. You can share them wit
 h us via email\, or also via the dedicated space debris forum thread.\nLa
 st but not least\, we invite members of the community\, if they wish\, to 
 submit proposals on the topics of modelling and/or observing the space deb
 ris environment for talks which can be used to guide the workshop discussi
 ons on how to bridge the two worlds. Short abstracts can be submitted as p
 art of the registration.\nConcept\nWe believe that addressing space debris
  modelling and mitigation activities through a participatory process is mo
 re likely to be accepted as a reference solution by the community. At the 
 same time\, when stakeholders with various knowledge\, skills\, and resour
 ces are facilitated to give creative and critical input which is then tran
 slated into action\, a culture of shared responsibility and ownership is b
 eing established\, further reinforcing the consent on models and methodolo
 gies applied by the community.\nThe event will be in-person mainly\, with 
 certain sessions also streamed online. The number of participants at ESOC 
 in Darmstadt will be limited to about 80\, and we will confirm on-site att
 endance after the registration phase has concluded on September 18. Partic
 ipation in the workshop is free of charge. \nBackground\nEvery satellite 
 put into orbit today is exposed to the space debris environment for the ti
 me it is being operated but also during the ensuing disposal phase\, which
  may add many more years of on-orbit presence. The environment is only exp
 ected to grow in terms of object numbers\, especially in orbital regions t
 hat are already strongly affected by space debris pollution today. This me
 ans that space missions will be more difficult to operate by today’s sta
 ndards (e.g. having to address more close encounters) and collisional brea
 kup events\, mainly between non-operational objects\, are more likely to o
 ccur with time. This trend is exacerbated with the dramatically increased 
 launch activity over the last few years and the deployment of large satell
 ite constellations.\nSpace debris risk assessments targeting primarily the
  share of small non-trackable objects are informed by space debris models\
 , such as the European Meteoroid and Space Debris Terrestrial Environment 
 Reference (MASTER) model. Increasingly\, such models are also being used t
 o gauge interactions with the trackable population for space traffic coord
 ination and collision avoidance planning. In order to assess compliance wi
 th recommendations\, guidelines and requirements\, a set of software tools
  has been developed since the early 2000s and bundled under the Debris Ris
 k Assessment and Mitigation Analysis (DRAMA) suite\, which relies signific
 antly on MASTER's background population. The MASTER and DRAMA user communi
 ty has grown considerably within the past few years. In the exchanges with
  engineers\, operators\, students\, regulators\, and many more\, we have a
 lways valued the various collaborations as the models continue to be devel
 oped.\nESA has always played a major role in leading many of the research 
 activities related to space debris observation\, modelling\, and mitigatio
 n\, at the same time recognising the significant contributions by other in
 stitutions and the coordination efforts primarily by the Inter-Agency Spac
 e Debris Coordination Committee (IADC). With space activities mostly condu
 cted by public entities for many decades\, ESA and other agencies developi
 ng space debris models\, associated debris risk and mitigation analysis fr
 ameworks\, as well as compliance verification means\, were most of the tim
 e assuming the role of the customer and the user simultaneously. Over the 
 past two decades the roles have shifted significantly\, especially in view
  of the on-going commercialisation of space\, and many new entities to get
  involved in space activities. Continuing the maintenance and the developm
 ent of the MASTER and DRAMA model and tool suite\, the Space Debris Office
  has recognised that it remained the customer while the user roles have be
 en distributed all over the globe.\n\nhttps://indico.esa.int/event/675/
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