The Fragile Frontier Charting: Global Space Traffic Management Solutions

Abstract

No real rules of the road exist for spacecraft. This map shows entities from more than 80 different countries operating active satellites in orbit. No nations have adopted comprehensive and enforceable space traffic standards, and no common space traffic approach exists between nations. How might an effective international space traffic management (STM) system be realized?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 06, 2023
Accession Number
AD1202871

Entities

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Traffic
  • Civil Aviation
  • Communication Systems
  • Continental Shelves
  • Corporations
  • Debris
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Intellectual Property
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Security
  • Law
  • Marine Corps
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • Space Debris
  • Spacecraft
  • Standards
  • Traffic
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris