Space Debris | SatDFR

Space Surveillance Network Requirements for SSA/STM

by michael | May 15, 2019

If we were to write a requirements document today for a sensor network to provide adequate space situational awareness (SSA) to enable reliable space traffic management (STM), it would look very different.

There Is More to DFR Than Handles

by michael | Jan 8, 2019

While handles, grapple posts, or similar features are important in the recovery of satellites, design for recovery (DFR) does not begin and end there. DFR asks the overarching question: what is the ultimate disposal of this object and how do we design, document, and...

The Case for Satellite Design for Recovery

by michael | Sep 9, 2017

Despite decades of study, and warnings about the growing threat of space debris, we still build rockets and satellites with little regard for their recovery and disposal.

Space Surveillance Network Requirements for SSA/STM

There Is More to DFR Than Handles

The Case for Satellite Design for Recovery

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