Monthly Archives: September 2024
Commerce begins beta tests of space traffic coordination system
Top Stories Tamfitronics The Office of Space Commerce is preparing to beta test its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). Credit: NOAAWASHINGTON — The Office of Space Commerce has started beta tests of its new space traffic coordination system, providing conjunction notices to a handful of operators.The Office of Space Commerce, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the Department of Commerce, announced Sept. 30 the beginning of phase 1.0 of its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS), the civil space traffic coordination system that will ultimately take over for the Defense Department.Nine satellite operators are involved in this initial phase of TraCSS: The Aerospace Corporation, Eutelsat OneWeb, Georgia Tech, Intelsat, Iridium, Maxar, NOAA, Planet and Telesat. Those organizations operate between a handful of satellites to, in the case of OneWeb and...
Commercial space’s critical role in the race to outpace adversaries
Top Stories Tamfitronics Firefly Aerospace launched Sept. 14 the Space Force's Victus Nox mission in a record-breaking 24 hour turnaround. Credit: Firefly Aerospace.We’re in a race for space agility, and America is falling behind.Irresponsible weapons tests, such as Russia’s Nov 2021 destructive test of a direct ascent anti-satellite missile test, provided a glimpse of what combat in space could entail. Equally alarming is China’s heavy investments in its own military space assets. According to Air & Space Forces MagazineBeijing has increased on-orbit assets by 500% since December 2015, enabling China’s long-range strike capabilities.Adversaries displaying reckless and provocative behaviors such as operating their satellites near United States spacecraft endanger the U.S. Space Force’s ability to receive viable data when and where our warfighters need it most.The right strategyA positive step forward is the U.S. Space Force’s new...
China launches reusable Shijian-19 satellite for space breeding and technology tests
Top Stories Tamfitronics Liftoff of the Long March 2D rocket carrying Shijian-19, Sept. 27, 2024. Credit: HELMETHELSINKI China launched the retrievable and reusable Shijian-19 satellite Friday to carry out a range of experiments in low Earth orbit.A Long March 2D rocket lifted off at 8:30 a.m. Eastern (1030 UTC) Sept. 27 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. Exhaust from the hypergolic rocket billowed into the air as the launcher ascended into largely clear blue skies above the spaceport. The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) announced launch success, revealing the payload to be the Shijian-19 satellite.Shijian-19 is a retrievable satellite developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). The same arm of Chinas main space contractor is also developing a reusable crew spacecraft for low Earth orbit (LEO) and lunar...
NASA cites progress in reducing ISS air leak
Top Stories Tamfitronics The International Space Station, photographed in 2021. Credit: NASAWASHINGTON — NASA is playing down concerns raised in a recent report about a long-running air leak in the Russian segment of the International Space Station, saying they have recently reduced the rate of the leak.A report by NASA’s Office of Inspector General released Sept. 26 noted that, in June, the ISS program had elevated a leak in a section of the Russian Zvezda module “to the highest level of risk in its risk management system.” NASA uses a system where both the likelihood and severity of a risk is rated on a scale of one to five; the leak rated a five on both.That assessment came after NASA reported that the leak, in a vestibule of the service module known as PrK that...
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