Risk mitigation activities for potential collision avoidance events for COSMO-SkyMed constellation in flight operations

Paper number

IAC-12,A6,2,11.p1,x14067

Author

Dr. Fabio D'Amico, Italian Space Agency (ASI), Italy

Coauthor

Dr. Giuseppe Francesco De Luca, Italian Space Agency (ASI), Italy

Coauthor

Mr. Claudio Portelli, Italian Space Agency (ASI), Italy

Coauthor

Dr. Giuseppe D'Amico, Italian Ministry of Defense, Italy

Coauthor

Mr. Franco Nardone, Italian Ministry of Defense, Italy

Coauthor

Mr. Andrea Cecchini, Italian Ministry of Defense, Italy

Coauthor

Dr. Giovanni Celidonio, Telespazio S.p.A., Italy

Coauthor

Mrs. Anna Notarantonio, Thales Alenia Space Italia, Italy

Coauthor

Dr. Loredana Sollazzo, Thales Alenia Space, Italy

Year

2012

Abstract

COSMO-SkyMed (COnstellation of Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation) is an Earth Observation space program funded by the Italian Ministry of Research and Ministry of Defense and managed by the ASI in conjunction with Italian MoD.

As of the beginning of 2011, four COSMO-SkyMed SAR spacecrafts orbiting in LEO sun-synchronous orbit are regularly in operation phase.

This paper describes the operational activities performed at ground segment level in order to mitigate the risk arising from potential collision avoidance events. It also addresses some real cases of management of collision avoidance events, occurred during several years of satellites in flight operations.

Abstract document

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