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Space Defense
How do we address the growing importance of Space Defense? Vyoma offers space traffic management services to satellite operators by means of global ground-based sensors that provide real-time tracking. The company plans to extend its network with the deployment of observation satellites equipped with onboard cameras that will monitor dangerous space junk and debris in LEO. Machine learning algorithms will then be employed to deliver automated collision-avoidance procedures for its clients’ satellites. With protection and sustainability at the heart of its business model, Vyoma is in the perfect position to discuss the importance of space defense. Luisa Buinhas, Co-founder, Vyoma
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he demand for satellite communications is clearly growing. Demand for connectivity continues and satellites provide a wide-ranging set of capabilities to end-users. With a huge increase in the number of satellites being launched and infrastructures being developed to address old challenges, such as latency in data transmission and responses, the satcom industry is repositioning itself to maintain its status and importance within the communications sector. The space industry has witnessed significant innovation over the past couple of years. A recent report by Bryce Tech shows that start-up space companies raised $15.4 billion in total financing in 2021, double the amount raised in 2020.
As the interest in and use of satellites increases, so too do the challenges that surround space management and sustainability. Space Situational Awareness (SSA) is growing more complex. The increase in the number and diversity of satellites in orbit, paired with complicated geopolitical situations, delivers new challenges within the management of space sustainability. As reliance upon satellite communications develops, how can the industry look to truly understand in-orbit hazards?
SPACE DEBRIS: INTENTIONAL AND ACCIDENTAL
Space debris continues to be one of the most substantial threats to satellites orbiting Earth. A small piece of debris can cause major damage to a satellite, potentially leaving it unable to function. Over decades of space use, space debris has largely been caused by improper deorbiting
Vyoma Constellation Orbits. Photo courtesy Vyoma
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