Technical programme
IAC-09 — 60th International Astronautical Congress
A6. SPACE DEBRIS SYMPOSIUM
This 7th Symposium organized by the International Academy of Astronautics will address the complete spectrum of technical issues of space debris: measurements and space surveillance, modeling, risk assessment in space and on the ground, reentry, hypervelocity impacts and protection, mitigation, and standards.
- Coordinator
Christophe Bonnal
European Conference for Aero-Space Sciences (EUCASS) — FranceNicholas L. Johnson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States
A6.1. Measurements and Space Surveillance
This session will address advanced ground- and space-based measurement techniques, relating processing methods, and results on the derived spatial and temporal distribution of debris and meteoroids. This includes space surveillance concepts, their implementation and operation, and the establishment and maintenance of space object catalogs.
- Chairman
Thomas Schildknecht
SwissSpace Association — SwitzerlandFernand Alby
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — France
- Rapporteur
Patrick Seitzer
University of Michigan — United States
A6.2. Modeling and Risk Analysis
This session will address the characterization of the current and future debris population and methods for in-orbit and on-ground risk assessments. The in-orbit analysis will cover collision risk estimates based on statistical population models and deterministic catalogs and active avoidance, including evasive manoeuvres.
- Chairman
Heiner Klinkrad
European Space Agency (ESA) — GermanyVladimir Agapov
Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, RAS — Russian Federation
- Rapporteur
Mark J. Matney
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States
A6.3. Hypervelocity Impacts and Protection
The session will address passive protection, shielding and damage predictions. Shielding aspects will be supported by experimental and computational results of HVI tests.
- Chairman
Frank Schäfer
Fraunhofer EMI — GermanyEric Christiansen
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johnson Space Center — United States
- Rapporteur
Yasuhiro Akahoshi
Kyushu Institute of Technology — Japan
A6.4. Mitigation and Standards
This session will focus on the definition and implementation of debris prevention and reduction measures and vehicle passive protection and shielding. The session will also address space debris mitigation guidelines and standards that exist already or are in preparation at the national or international level.
- Chairman
Richard Crowther
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory — United KingdomClaudio Portelli
Italian Space Agency (ASI) — Italy
- Rapporteur
Toshiya Hanada
Kyushu University — Japan
A6.5. Space Surveillance, Legal Aspects and Space Debris Modelling
The forum session is dedicated for discussion presentations, detailed technical results, long Q&A session with audience and round table interaction between authors and room.
- Chairman
Ming Li
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) — ChinaAkira Kato
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — Japan