Space Situational Awareness: Strategic Challenges for India

A growing number of countries and private sector entities are developing space situational awareness (SSA) capabilities to better understand the space domain. The increased interest in SSA is driven by broader trends in the space domain, including the globalization of technology, growth in commercial activities, and emerging strategic challenges. 

SWF partnered with the National Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS) and held a 2-day workshop in Bengaluru, India, June 14-15, 2018. The workshop brought together interdisciplinary experts from around the world to discuss trends in governmental and private sector SSA capabilities, program, and data sharing initiatives.

Event Materials

• Agenda
• Libish Balachandran, AGI - Commercial SSA, Data Analysis: Monitoring and Cataloging Software
• Ralph Dinsley, Reflecting Space - Global SSA Capabilities and Data Sharing: Status and Trends
• Rogel Mari Sese, National SPACE Development Program, Philippines - Space Security and Sustainability form the Perspective of an Emerging Space Nation
• John Sheldon, ThorGroup GmbH - Space Situational Awareness and Threat Perceptions: Managing Strategic Risk Amidst Uncertainty, Misperception, and Misunderstanding
• Alexandra Stickings, Royal United Services Institute - Cyber Security and Satellites
• Kazuto Suzuki, Hokkaido University - Multilateral Discussions on Space: Recent Successes and Future Goals
• Brian Weeden, Secure World Foundation - Trends in Commercial Space Situational Awareness; US Perspectives on SSA
• Susumu Yoshitomi, Japan Space Forum - SSA Strategic Challenges: Japanese Perspective

For more information, please direct any questions to Washington Office Director Victoria Samson at vsamson@swfound.org.