Lincoln Laboratory / SES / Intelsat / Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory / SSN / The ICAO / GeoEye / Russian Space Surveillance System / Inmarsat / Aerospace / /
Continent
Europe / /
Country
Germany / Switzerland / France / Russia / United States / China / /
Currency
USD / /
Facility
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory / Space Station / /
IndustryTerm
software system / space traffic management / satellite-to-satellite collisions / satellite radio-frequency interference / space technologies / satellite orbits / exhaust products / operational systems / possible satellite collisions / space surveillance systems / unilateral solution / reconnaissance satellite / computational systems / satellite operators / multilateral solution / communications satellite / space systems / satellite protection / satellite traffic / satellite-to-satellite collision / satellite collisions / space surveillance network / holistic solutions / space infrastructure / publicdomain services / established protocols / /
Organization
Joint Functional Component for Space / International Tele communication Union / State Department’s International Security Advisory Board / US government / GLOBAL SPACE-TRAFFIC-CONTROL SERVICE / Joint Space Operations Center / European Space Agency / Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies / Air Force Space Command / Space Data Association / International Civil Aviation Organization / Department of State / US State Department / Congress / Radiocommunication Bureau / Russian Academy of Sciences / United Nations / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Air Force / European Union / Department of Defense / US Strategic Command / US military / /
Person
Thor Burner / Kevin P. Chilton / Clinton / William Ailor / Larry D. James / Bush / Reagan / Matthew C. Smitham / Allen Sexton / /
Position
model for a spacetraffic-control service / deputy director of space policy / President / secretary of defense / General / director general / official / essay advisor for this paper / director / high-accuracy analyst / commander / /
The Need for a Global Space-Traffic-Control Service An Opportunity for US Leadership Lt Col Matthew C. Smitham, USAF* Losing a satellite to an accidental on-orbit collision is no longer hypothetical but real and increasi