Space situational awareness training events

On 3 and 4 June 2024, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) hosted two space situational awareness (SSA) training events. Linked with needs expressed for implementation of the Guidelines for the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities (LTS Guidelines), these events shared information on the use of free, publicly available space situational awareness tools.

The training events were aimed at the user/working-level and were interactive, with presenters encouraging questions and sharing answers on the practical use of the tools.

The training events were held online and at different times with the aim of reaching audiences based in different geographic regions and time zones.

Presenters included:

  • Aarti Holla-Maini, Director, UNOOSA (opening remarks)
  • Diana McKissock, Director, Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Partnerships and Coalition Engagement (SPACE) Office, Space Delta 2, United States Space Force
  • Kenny Godreau, Warrant Officer, Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Partnerships and Coalition Engagement (SPACE) Office, Space Delta 2, United States Space Force
  • Lieutenant Miriam Salan-Velazquez, Space Delta 2, 19th Space Defense Squadron, United States Space Force
  • Mariel Borowitz, Director of International Space Situational Awareness Engagement, Office of Space Commerce, United States Department of Commerce
  • Rodolphe Munoz, European Commission
  • Cristina Perez Hernandez, Technical expert of European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking (EU SST) collision avoidance service, the Spanish Space Agency
  • Florian Delmas, Technical expert of EU SST collision avoidance service, Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES)
  • Morgane Jouisse, Technical expert of EU SST collision avoidance service, CNES
  • Daniel García Yárnoz, Space Surveillance and Tracking Operations Manager, European Union Agency for the Space Programme
  • Umamaheswaran R., Chair of the Working Group on the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (closing remarks)

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