Satellite Orbital Conjunction Reports Assessing Threatening
Encounters in Space (SOCRATES)
Space Flight Mechanics Conference AAS 05-124
Kelso, T.S. and S. Alfano, "Satellite Orbital Conjunction Reports Assessing
Threatening Encounters in Space (SOCRATES)," presented at the 2005 AAS/AIAA
Space Flight Mechanics Conference, Copper Mountain, CO, 2005 January 23–27.
Abstract
As a service to the satellite operator community, the Center for Space Standards
& Innovation (CSSI) offers SOCRATES—Satellite Orbital Conjunction Reports
Assessing Threatening Encounters in Space. CSSI runs a list of all satellite
payloads on orbit against a list of all objects on orbit using the catalog of
all unclassified NORAD two-line element sets (TLEs) to look for satellite
conjunctions for the coming week. The runs are made using, STK/CAT and the NORAD
SGP4 propagator implemented in STK. This paper will discuss how SOCRATES works
and how it can help satellite operators avoid undesired close approaches through
advanced mission planning.
Conference Materials
Fourth European Conference on Space Debris
Kelso, T.S. and S. Alfano, "Satellite Orbital Conjunction Reports Assessing
Threatening Encounters in Space (SOCRATES)," presented at the Fourth European
Conference on Space Debris, Darmstadt, Germany, 2005 April 18–20.
Abstract
As a service to the satellite operator community, the Center for Space Standards
& Innovation (CSSI) offers SOCRATES—Satellite Orbital Conjunction Reports
Assessing Threatening Encounters in Space. CSSI runs a list of all satellite
payloads on orbit against a list of all objects on orbit using the catalog of
all unclassified NORAD two-line element sets (TLEs) to look for satellite
conjunctions for the coming week. The runs are made using, STK/CAT and the NORAD
SGP4 propagator implemented in STK. This paper will discuss how SOCRATES works
and how it can help satellite operators avoid undesired close approaches through
advanced mission planning.
Conference Materials
6th US-Russian Space Surveillance Workshop Session 2.2
Kelso, T.S. and S. Alfano, "Satellite Orbital Conjunction Reports Assessing
Threatening Encounters in Space (SOCRATES)," presented at the 6th US-Russian
Space Surveillance Workshop, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2005 August 22–26.
Abstract
As a service to the satellite operator community, the Center for Space Standards
& Innovation (CSSI) offers SOCRATES—Satellite Orbital Conjunction Reports
Assessing Threatening Encounters in Space. CSSI runs a list of all satellite
payloads on orbit against a list of all objects on orbit using the catalog of
all unclassified NORAD two-line element sets (TLEs) to look for satellite
conjunctions for the coming week. The runs are made using, Satellite Tool Kit’s
Conjunction Analysis Tools (STK/CAT) and the NORAD SGP4 propagator implemented
in STK. This paper will discuss how SOCRATES works and how it can help satellite
operators avoid undesired close approaches through advanced mission
planning.
Conference Materials
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