Tracking and Monitoring Suborbital Commercial Space Vehicles

Monitoring the launch and on-orbit health of space-based assets will enhance and improve existing capabilities for safe and successful use of the near-Earth environment for scientific, military, and commercial purposes. This task will also help build a body of knowledge to assist in the development of the appropriate regulatory requirements for the commercial space industry.

• Record URL:
  http://www.coe-cst.org/index.html

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $250000
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation

  William J. Hughes Technical Center
  Atlantic City International Airport, NJ  United States  08405
• Managing Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation

  William J. Hughes Technical Center
  Atlantic City International Airport, NJ  United States  08405
• Project Managers:

  Davidian, Ken

• Performing Organizations:

  New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

  Socorro, NM  United States  87801
• Principal Investigators:

  Ryan, Eileen

• Start Date: 20160101
• Expected Completion Date: 20161231
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aviation safety; Commercial space transportation; Launching; Monitoring; Regulation; Spacecraft; Tracking systems
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01678247
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Aug 22 2018 1:03PM