Space Situational Awareness
Organisations which provide situational awareness data to spacecraft operators
Astroscale
developing the technology for proximity maneuvers and observations of satellites in orbit
Elecnor Deimos
operates an observatory with four robotic optical telescopes for the detection, observation, surveillance, tracking, characterisation and cataloguing of near Earth objects including asteroids, spacecraft and space debris; operates ESA’s NEO coordination centre; construction and installation of the Portuguese Space Surveillance and Tracking System for the Portuguese MoD; provision of collision avoidance alerts for satellite operators; provision of re-entry warnings for civil protection agencies
Electro Optic Systems (EOS)
space domain awareness from LEO to cislunar space; operation of optical tracking stations; high energy laser tracking and ranging
ASI Space Center in Matera (Centro Spaziale dell’Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (CGS)), Italy
tracking space debris
Bisei Space Guard Center (BSGC), Japan
optical tracking of near Earth asteroids, satellites, rocket stages and orbital debris
Kamisaibara Space Guard Center (KSGC), Japan
radar tracking of near Earth asteroids, satellites, rocket stages and orbital debris
National Commission for Space Activities (Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE)), Argentina
monitors re-entry of space objects
SCOUT Space Inc.
developing a fleet of satellites to provide space situational awareness in LEO including object tracking, object classification and traffic management
Spire Global
precise orbital determination (POD)
