Space Situational Awareness Expanding Cooperation in Space Operations December 7, 2006

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Space Situational AwarenessExpanding Cooperation
in Space Operations December 7, 2006
Presentation Andrew DUva Vice President SES
NEW SKIES Email Andrew.DUva_at_ses-newskies.com Tel
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Responsible Operations in a Hostile Environment

• Geostationary Arc Small and Crowded
  Neighborhood
• Debris / Micrometeoroids / Close Conjunctions /
  Solar Weather / Anomalies
• Harmful RF interference (International
  Telecommunication Union)
• Commercial Piracy
• Hostile Actions, including purposeful
  interference

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Emerging Challenges
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• Purposeful interference to commercial satellite
  networks
• Shared space situational awareness

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Geostationary Orbital Arc A Crowded Resource
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Keeping our Systems Safe and Ready

• Our satellites support a number of
  mission-critical networks for national and
  homeland security
• Expanding operations in geostationary orbit
  increase need for cooperation between all
  operators, including U.S. government systems
• Commercial operators are devoting increased
  attention to avoiding collisions and other
  harmful interference
• Commercial operators routinely cooperate with
  each other on routine maneuvers and unplanned
  anomalies
• Operators use orbital element data from Air Force
  Space Commands Commercial and Foreign Entities
  pilot to avoid collisions with listed GSO objects
• Unlisted GSO objects still pose a challenge for
  commercial operators
• Certain operators are already providing
  information on satellite constellation and
  maneuver plans to USSTRATCOM
• We are increasingly concerned about potential
  hazards from anomalies and other unplanned events
  affecting spacecraft under the control of DoD and
  other operators

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Improving Cooperation with U.S. Government Systems

• U.S. and Allied Navies currently provide naval
  cooperation and guidance for merchant shipping
• U.S. Strategic Command similarly positioned to
  improve shared space situational awareness for
  commercial GSO satellite operators who support
  U.S. and Coalition forces
• Advance notice of commercial operators planned
  maneuvers from all operators
• Reporting of anticipated conjunctions/close
  approaches
• Asymmetric data exchange with USG is much better
  than none at all
• Deconfliction mechanisms for anticipated
  conjunctions
• Collaboration on anomaly resolution to avoid
  harmful interference
• Enhanced cooperation supports implementation of
  U.S. National Space Policy
• The Secretary of Defense shallconduct space
  situational awareness forU.S. commercial space
  capabilities and services used for national and
  homeland security purposes
• -- U.S. National Space Policy, 31 August 2006

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DoD Flight Dynamics Task Force

• Five leading companies CTOs proposed specific
  technical measures in 4 Oct 2006 letter to Lt Gen
  Kehler, USSTRATCOM Deputy Commander
• Operators welcome feedback from USSTRATCOM
  regarding
• Feasibility of proposed measures
• Interfaces with evolving USSTRATCOM command
  structure for space operations
• Develop future strategies for managing drifting
  objects and non-cooperative satellite systems
• Flight Dynamics Task Force established as
  subgroup of DoDs Commercial SATCOM Mission
  Assurance Working Group
• Exploring options for improved cooperation
  between the Department and commercial operators
  supporting DoD.
• Government and industry orbital flight dynamics
  experts considering an evolutionary approach for
  improved shared space situational awareness in
  the geostationary orbital belt.

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DoD Flight Dynamics Task Force Continued

• Kick off meeting held on 18 Nov
• Follow-up meetings planned in December and
  January
• Progress report to DoD Commercial SATCOM Mission
  Assurance Principals planned in Feb 2007
• Industry hopes to begin exercising procedures in
  early 2007
• Initial unclassified tests of communications
  protocols
• Subsequent drills involving key satellite
  operations staff with U.S. and Allied SECRET
  clearances

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Conclusions

• Commercial GSO satellites support a number of
  mission-critical networks for national and
  homeland security
• It is in governments and industrys mutual best
  interests to keep orbits free of debris and
  operate as responsible space operators
• Commercial GSO SATCOM operators committed to
  responsible coordination with DoD
• We accept that USG security requirements may
  require an asymmetric information exchange
  between DoD and its commercial satellite
  operators
• Industry hopes to begin exercising procedures
  with DoD in early 2007
• Initial unclassified tests of communications
  protocols
• Subsequent drills involving key satellite
  operations staff with U.S. and Allied SECRET
  clearances