News
Tailoring the EU SST Re-entry Analysis service for aviation users
14 May 2025
EU SST closely monitors re-entry of space object Cosmos-482 Descent Craft
7 May 2025
EU SST expands its user community and sensors network
20 December 2024
New EU SST Service Portfolio now available
30 September 2024
EU SST monitors re-entry of space object ISS DEB
8 March 2024
Signature of EU-funded grants closes a landmark year for EU SST
20 December 2023
EU SST takes part in EUSPA’s User Consultation Platform for the first time
15 December 2023
EU SST supports ESA on the re-entry of Aeolus
2 August 2023
EUSPA, the new EU SST Front Desk
3 July 2023
New EU SST Partnership of 15 Member States signed
20 December 2022
EU SST confirms re-entry of space object CZ-5B
4 November 2022
EU SST and the U.S. Office of Space Commerce collaborate on SSA data sharing study
5 October 2022
EU SST confirms re-entry of space object CZ-5B
30 July 2022
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15 June 2022
EU SST Communication & Coordination Platform now available
13 June 2022
First European Union Industry and Start-ups Forum on STM event in April
20 April 2022
EU SST is the key operational capability for the EU approach to Space Traffic Management
16 February 2022
EU SST organises two industry and start-ups workshops in February
17 January 2022
EU SST supports end-of-life operations for first European weather satellite in polar orbit
2 December 2021
EU SST confirms the fragmentation of space object COSMOS 1408
18 November 2021
EU SST joins Net Zero Space initiative calling for protection of Earth’s orbital environment
12 November 2021
EU SST confirms re-entry of space object CZ-5B R/B
19 May 2021
EU SST ready to be part of the new EU Space Programme
29 April 2021
EU SST confirms no collision between space objects SL-8 R/B and OPS 6182
16 April 2021
EU SST supports Galileo: first collision avoidance manoeuvre for a Galileo spacecraft
23 March 2021
EU SST: a precursor capability for space traffic coordination
22 December 2020
Scientific publications
ATLAS: latest advancements and first observations
17 February 2024
Pandeirada J., Bergano M., Marques P., Coelho B., Barbosa D., Figueiredo M., Remote Sensing, MDPI
Radar observation and reconstruction of Cosmos 1408 fragmentation
30 November 2023
Muciaccia A., Facchini L., Montaruli M.F., Purpura G., Detomaso R., Colombo C., Massari M., Di Lizia P., Di Cecco A., Salotti L., Bianchi G., Journal of Space Safety Engineering, Elsevier
A stochastic approach to detect fragmentation epoch from a single fragment orbit determination
1 November 2023
Montaruli M.F., Di Lizia P., Cordelli E., Ma H., Siminski J., Advances in Space Research, Elsevier
Adaptive track estimation on a radar array system for space surveillance
6 June 2022
Montaruli M.F., Facchini L., Di Lizia P., Massari M., Pupillo G., Bianchi G., Naldi G., Acta Astronautica, Elsevier
Recent developments in the implementation of European Space Surveillance & Tracking (EU SST) – Security and data policy
2 May 2021
Becker M., Faucher P., Journal of Space Safety Engineering, Elsevier
UNOOSA Case Studies – Safety of Operations
19 February 2021
EU SST, Implementation of the Guidelines for the Long-term Sustainability (LTS) of Outer Space Activities of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space – Operational Case Studies, UNOOSA
European Space Surveillance and Tracking Support Framework
9 October 2020
Peldszus R., Faucher P., Handbook of Space Security, Springer, pp 883-904
Initial orbit determination with the multibeam radar sensor BIRALES
31 October 2019
Losacco M., Di Lizia P., Massari M., Naldi G., Pupillo G., Bianchi G., Siminski J., Acta Astronautica, Elsevier
Events
EUSPA Industry Days, Prague
25 March 2025
“SSA/SST” – see presentation
11th Annual STM Conference, Austin
4 March 2025
Keynote speech by Dr Pascal Faucher
UN COPUOS side event “Shaping an Effective Framework for Space Traffic”, Vienna
10 February 2025
Panel discussion with the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher – see photos
UN Space Sustainability Days, Vienna
30 January 2025
Presentations “How SST systems support space sustainability” by Cristina Pérez and “Space safety and sustainability along the lifecycle of a spacecraft” by Daniel García – see photos
World Space Forum, Bonn, Germany
4 December 2024
Panel “Advancing a multilateral approach to Space Traffic Management”, with the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher – see photos
Forum for Innovation, Talent and Education in Aerospace (FITEA), Madrid
30 October 2024
Panel “Sostenibilidad de las operaciones espaciales”, with the participation of Beatriz Gallardo – see photos
UN Space Bridge on Space Traffic Coordination (STC), New York
29 October 2024
Dialogue on global space traffic management, with the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher – see photos
75th International Astronautical Congress, Milan, Italy
14-16 October 2024
“Comparison of European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking and TraCSS” – see paper
“International sharing of satellite tracking data for improved orbital safety” – see paper
“TANDEM: a new SST station at INAF-OAS Loiano observatory” – see paper
Panel “Global perspectives on Space Situational Awareness coordination”, with the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher
13th IAASS Conference, Prague
8 October 2024
“EUSPA role in EU SST: service provision, user uptake and security” – see paper
Panel “Building an international civil STM/SSA” co-chaired by João Alves
IV Space Legal Congress, Madrid
4 October 2024
Panel “The problem of space debris”, with the participation of Cristina Pérez and João Alves
25th AMOS conference, Hawaii
19 September 2024
“A technical comparison of the public SSA services in the United States and the European Union” – see paper and presentation
AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Colorado
15 August 2024
“International sharing of satellite tracking data for improved orbital safety” – see paper and presentation
UN COPUOS side event “Space Situational Awareness Activities and Global Coordination”, Vienna
21 June 2024
Panel “Space situational awareness and space traffic coordination”, with the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher – see photos
7th PSSI Space Security Conference, Prague
17 June 2024
Panel “Defining successful strategic partnerships”, with the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher – see photos
UNOOSA 2024 Event Series: “Awareness-raising and capacity-building related to the implementation of the LTS Guidelines”
3-4 June 2024
“Demonstration of the European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking (EU SST)” – see presentation
SSA Operators’ Workshop, Colorado
15 May 2024
“European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking – State of play for CA service” – see presentation
“Future evolutions of EU SST Collision Avoidance service” – see presentation
UN/Portugal Management and Sustainability of Outer Space Activities Conference, Lisbon
14 May 2024
Session “Space Debris” – watch the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher
ICEX workshop on EUSPA, Madrid
16 April 2024
“Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST)” – presentation by João Alves
International SSA/STM Policy Exchange, Colorado
8 April 2024
Update on the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking by Dr Pascal Faucher
Policy Symposium – UN/Portugal Management and Sustainability of Outer Space Activities Conference preparatory event
14 March 2024
Panel discussion “Space Traffic Management” – watch the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher
UNOOSA Workshop of the Working Group on the Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities, Vienna
6 February 2024
Panel 2 “Safety of space operations” – watch the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher
2nd International Orbital Debris Conference, Texas
4-7 December 2023
“European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking: current state of play and strategic vision” – paper and presentation
“Generic orbit determination routine to support space object catalogue maintenance” – see paper and presentation
“Operational application of an adaptive beamforming approach for angular track estimation in survey radars” – see paper and presentation
Technical Symposium – UN/Portugal Management and Sustainability of Outer Space Activities Conference preparatory event
29 November 2023
Panel discussion “Space Surveillance and Tracking & Orbital Data Catalogues” moderated by Dr Pascal Faucher – watch it here
EU Space Week 2023, Seville
7-9 November 2023
User Consultation Platform: Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) – see presentation
Panel “EU Space: Space Traffic Management” moderated by João Alves – watch the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher
Software Defined Space Conference, Tallinn
1 November 2023
“Keynote speech on European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking” – see presentation by Dr Pascal Faucher
Fireside chat “Space Safety and Traffic Coordination Platforms” with the participation of João Alves
Airspace Integration Week, Madrid
25-28 September 2023
Panel “SSA contribution to a safe airspace management. SST, SWE & NEO” with the participation of João Alves and José María Hermoso
24th AMOS conference, Hawaii
19-22 September 2023
“EU SST sensor calibration procedure” – see paper
“Presentation of the European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking (EU SST) R&D plan” – see paper and presentation
“US-EU SST data exchange for improved orbital safety” – see paper and presentation
AIDAA XXVII International Congress, Padova, Italy
4-9 September 2023
“The new transmitting antenna for BIRALES” – see paper
KPMG panel “Sustainability in space”, Paris
20 June 2023
Panel with the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher
12th IAASS Conference, Osaka, Japan
22-24 May 2023
“Future evolutions of EU SST Collision Avoidance service”
UNOOSA 2023 Event Series: “Awareness-raising and capacity-building related to the implementation of the LTS Guidelines”
22 May 2023
Event 2: “Section B – Safety of space operations” – watch the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher
18th Military Space Situational Awareness Conference, London
27 April 2023
“The Portuguese MoD SST services” – see presentation
SpaceOps 2023, Dubai
7 March 2023
Panel “Space Traffic Management – Needs and solutions”, with the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher
15th European Space Conference, Brussels
25 January 2023
Session “Space Traffic Management for a safe, secure and sustainable outer space” – watch the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher
2nd NEO and Debris Detection Conference, Darmstadt, Germany
24-26 January 2023
“Adding surveillance capabilities to a LEO tracker using a low-cost wide field of view detection system” – see paper
“An operational procedure to estimate the fragmentation epoch from a single fragment observation” – see paper
“New STM services: Radio-Frequency Interference events detection, characterisation and source identification” – see paper
“Passive Ranging solution design to maintain a catalogue of active objects in GEO” – see paper
“SUTED4L – Study for the application of the Flyeye telescope to the survey of the High-LEO orbital region” – see paper and presentation
ICECCME 2022, Maldives
16 November 2022
“A new concept of transmitting antenna on bi-static radar for space debris monitoring” – see paper
INTEGRAL and SAURON joint dissemination event, Rome
14 November 2022
“The role of Defence in EU SST” – see presentation
Paris Peace Forum
12 November 2022
Roundtable “Collision avoided: cooperating globally to mitigate risks of collision in orbit” – watch the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher
23rd AMOS conference, Hawaii
27-30 September 2022
“A statistical approach to identify fragmentation epoch from a single fragment surveillance radar observation” – see paper
“Design and test of optical surveillance strategies for EU SST network performances studies” – see paper
“Passive Ranging solution design to improve CA services” – see paper
“System approach to analyse the performance of current and future EU Space Surveillance and Tracking system at Service Provision level” – see paper and presentation
Panel “SSA Policy Forum – The European perspective on Space Traffic Management” – watch the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher
73rd International Astronautical Congress, Paris
18-22 September 2022
“An advanced tool to determine the apparent rotation period of a space object from a fusion of measurements” – see paper and presentation
“ATLAS: deployment, control platform and first RSO measurements” – see paper and presentation
“CLOWN: a new tool for cloud detection with an All-Sky camera for optimization of space-debris surveys” – see paper and presentation
“Data fusion of multiple orbital data sources for optimum Collision Avoidance services at EU SST” – see paper
“Design and test of an optical daylight tracking capability for LEO, MEO, GEO” – see paper and presentation
“Developing a data fusion concept for radar and optical ground based SST station” – see paper
“How will COPLA work within EU SST?” – see paper
“Observation and analysis of Cosmos 1408 fragmentation” – see paper
“Should I stay or should I go? Machine Learning applied to conjunction analysis” – see paper and presentation
“SSA observation campaign of the ELSA-d mission” – see paper and presentation
SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, Montréal, Canada
21 July 2022
“Steps forward to SST applications of slit-less multi-object spectroscopy with the SuperFOSC camera at the Loiano astronomical observatory” – see paper
6th PSSI Space Security Conference, Prague
19-21 June 2022
Panel “Architecture and policies for partner space domain awareness”, with the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher – see photos
SSA Operators’ Workshop, Colorado
1-2 June 2022
“EU SST Collision Avoidance service in real operation scenarios” – see presentation
“CONAN: Conjunction analysis tool for EU SST CA service users” – see presentation
17th Military Space Situational Awareness Conference, London
27 April 2022
“EU Space Surveillance and Tracking: state of play and main developments” – see presentation
3rd IAA Conference on Space Situational Awareness (ICSSA), Madrid
4-6 April 2022
Keynote “EU SST and a closer look to its Collision Avoidance (CA) service” – see presentation
“Coordinated planner algorithms” – see paper and presentation
“CONAN: Conjunction analysis tool for EU SST CA service users” – see paper and presentation
“Strategy for GEO survey and results from NEEMO-T03 telescope in Romania” – see paper and presentation
“The national challenges of Space Surveillance and Tracking’s technological solutions” – see paper and presentation
European Commission and MEP Marian Marinescu event “Building a common EU approach on STM”, Brussels
23 March 2022
Panel “Implementation of the recently published STM Communication” – see presentation
Secure World Foundation and Aerospace Security event “Dancing Lights in Space: How to Manage The Risks of Satellite Close Approaches in Geostationary Orbit”
26 January 2022
Panel “How well can we monitor and characterize close approaches in GEO?” – watch the participation of Marc Becker
14th European Space Conference, Brussels
25 January 2022
Session “Keeping Europe’s space domain operational: STM, SSA/SST”, with the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher – see photos
Ifri’s Conference “Space and Quantum Technologies: What Strategies and Industrial Models for Europe?”, Paris
18 November 2021
Panel “Space security issues” – watch the participation of Dr Pascal Faucher
Paris Peace Forum
12 November 2021
Roundtable “Final frontier, final hide-and-seek: Developing capacities for outer space monitoring and operations” moderated by Marc Becker – watch it here
Space Azores – International Conference On The Strategy Of The Azores For Space
11 November 2021
Panel “The partners’ views” – watch the participation of Céline Bouhey
Cyber and Space Security Conference, Tallinn
10 November 2021
Panel “How to Implement Secure and Interoperable Exchange of SST Data” – watch the participation of Marc Becker
Portugal’s Space Defence Conference
26 October 2021
Roundtable “Space as an Instrument of European Policy” – watch the participation of Marc Becker
72nd International Astronautical Congress, Dubai
25-29 October 2021
“Evaluating the performance of current and future EU Space Surveillance and Tracking system” – see paper
“Resident space object orbit determination using a multireceiver radar system” – see paper
ICECCME 2021, Mauritius
7-8 October 2021
“A new concept of bi-static radar for space debris detection and monitoring” – see paper
3rd EU SST Webinar: Building the future of SST
5 October 2021
More info and presentation here
22nd AMOS conference, Hawaii
17 September 2021
“System Approach to Analyse the Performance of the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking system” – see paper
16th Military Space Situational Awareness Conference
29 April 2021
“EU Space Surveillance and Tracking: State of play and main developments” – see presentation
8th European Conference on Space Debris
20-23 April 2021
“Enhancing the knowledge on space debris attitude and position combining radar and optical observations” – see paper
“Machine Learning applied to the optimization of SST sensor tasking” – see paper
“Manoeuvre detection and estimation based on sensor and orbital data” – see paper
“Resident space object track reconstruction using a multireceiver radar system” – see paper
“State vector uncertainty and maneuver errors: analysis of the early orbit and station-keeping phases of an electrical satellite” – see paper
Aerospace’s The Space Policy Show
25 February 2021
“Space Security/SSA – A View From Europe” – watch interview with Dr. Regina Peldszus
2nd EU SST Webinar: Operations in Space Surveillance and Tracking
16 November 2020
More info, recorded webinar and presentation here
71st International Astronautical Congress
12 October 2020
“EU Space Surveillance & Tracking – Security and Data Policy” – see paper and presentation
“EU Space Surveillance & Tracking – State of Play & Perspectives” – see paper and presentation
15th Military Space Situational Awareness Conference
4 September 2020
“European Space Surveillance and Tracking” – see presentation
Aerospace IAASS Space Traffic Management Webinar
1 September 2020
“EU Space Surveillance & Tracking – Governance, Operations & Security Perspectives in STM” – see presentation
Safety of Spaceflight: Looking back at the past decade, looking ahead at the next five years, Washington
29 July 2020
Watch panel discussion here
International Symposium on Ensuring Stable Uses of Outer Space 2020, Tokyo
28 February 2020
“EU SST Support Framework – SST in Europe” – see presentation
12th European Space Conference, Brussels
21-22 January 2020
First International Orbital Debris Conference, Texas
9 December 2019
“Operational Space Surveillance and Tracking in Europe” – see paper
1st EUSST Webinar
27 November 2019
More information and the recorded webinar can be found here
International CA Workshop, Paris
26 June 2019
EDA SSA Workshop, Brussels
20 June 2019
15th SMI Military Space Situational Awareness, London
1 April 2019
SSA Operators´ Workshop, Denver
14 November 2018
Space Security in the 2020’s: Transatlantic Perspectives, Brussels
27 November 2018
12th ESPI Autumn Conference, Vienna
27 September 2018
“EU Space Surveillance and Tracking Support Framework – A Consortium of Member States Safeguarding European Infrastructure and Orbital Environment” – see presentation
20th AMOS conference, Hawaii
11 September 2018
“System Level Studies to Design Optical Surveillance Networks in the Frame of the EU SST Support Framework”, see technical paper
Space Security Roundtable, Prague
18 May 2018
6th EU Civil Protection Forum, Brussels
5 May 2018
SMI Military SSA Conference, London
25 April 2018