in-orbit servicing and space situational awareness SSA

SatNews: Constellations… Accidents Waiting To Happen? An NSR Report…

Space Situational Awareness (SSA), the commercialized service of monitoring orbit and warning operators, maybe the best market response to this litter challenge. Yet, while the risk and opportunity grow daily, the SSA market lags. NSR’s In-Orbit Servicing & Space Situational Awareness Markets, 4th Edition (IoSM4) report forecasts SSA services to grow from just $2 million to $282.

Written by on April 16, 2021

Interesting Engineering article on space debris

Interesting Engineering: Space Janitors at Work: A Company Is Building Debris Collection Spacecraft.

In Interesting Engineering’s article on Space Debris Collection: It’s getting crowded in space with plenty of satellites being launched every year. But what do you do with the old inactive satellites? How do you ensure they don’t become dangerous garbage? “Our fleet of reusable servicers, located in different orbits, enables satellite’s life extension and space debris removal.

Written by on March 16, 2021