[AR] Re: Space Situational Analysis and Space Traffic Management
- From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 16:14:51 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 27 Jan 2020, Swapnil Surdi wrote:
It seems like there's no official ONE authority over resolving conflicts.
No, any more than there's one official authority over resolving conflicts
in aviation. Nations are reluctant to cede authority to international
bodies; it gets done only when clearly necessary, as with ITU's
coordination of comsat activities in geostationary orbit. The need for
LEO traffic control hasn't seemed urgent, and in the international realm,
things change slowly unless it's a major crisis.
When (in future) there are more collision warnings, one cannot simply do
this manually with all the parties involved...
There is already more automation than is obvious at first glance,
especially at organizations which manage large numbers of satellites.
But it's been happening incrementally and informally rather than being
based on a grand plan by a central authority.
Henry
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