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The following is a database of known organizations with either direct involvement in the orbital debris enterprise or that are developing technology that might be applicable. The database is divided by area of involvement, with links provided to their websites. If you know of an organization that is not included but should be, please contact the Center Director.
Organization Name | Organization URL | Country |
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Aerospace Corp. Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies | http://www.aerospace.org/cords/ |
USA |
Australian Space Academy | http://www.spaceacademy.net.au/ |
Australia |
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) | http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/ |
Canada |
Center for Orbital Debris Education and Research (CODER) | http://www.coder.umd.edu |
USA |
Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) | http://www.cnes.fr/web/CNES-en/7114-home-cnes.php |
France |
China National Space Administration | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Space_Administration |
China |
Dinamica Srl | http://www.dinamicatech.com/ |
Italy |
European Space Agency (ESA) | http://www.esa.int/ESA |
EAU |
European Space Operations Center (ESOC) | http://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESOC/ESOC_Focal_point_for_ESA_space_debris_activitie… |
Germany |
German Aerospace Center (DLR) | http://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10008/ |
Germany |
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) |
India |
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Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee | http://www.iadc-online.org/index.cgi |
International |
International Academy of Astronautics | http://iaaweb.org/content/view/277/416/ |
France |
International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety | http://iaass.space-safety.org/contact-us/ |
Netherlands |
International Space Safety Foundation | http://issf.space-safety.org/ |
USA |
Italian Space Agency (ASI) | http://www.asi.it/en |
Italy |
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) |
Japan |
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NASA Orbital Debris Program Office | http://orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/ |
USA |
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) |
Russia |
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Secure World Foundation | http://swfound.org/space-sustainability-101/the-persistent-problem-of-orbital-de… |
USA |
Space Frontier Foundation | http://spacefrontier.org |
USA |
State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU) |
Ukraine |
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UK Space Agency (UKSA) |
UK |
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United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs | http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/ |
Austria |
The following is a database of known organizations with either direct involvement in the orbital debris enterprise or that are developing technology that might be applicable. The database is divided by area of involvement, with links provided to their websites. If you know of an organization that is not included but should be, please contact the Center Director.
Organization Name | Organization URL | Country |
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FGAN Tracking and Imaging Radar | http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/track/fgan.pdf |
Germany |
Kwajelein Atoll Radar Installation | http://www.thelivingmoon.com/45jack_files/03files/Kwajalein_Atoll_04_Radars.html |
USA |
MIT Haystack Observatory | http://www.haystack.edu/obs/haystack/index.html |
USA |
Perimeter Acquisition Characterization Radar System | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_AN/FPQ-16_Enhanced_Perimeter_Acquisition_Radar_A… |
USA |
University of Michigan Curtis-Schmidt Telescope | http://www.lsa.umich.edu/astro/facilities/telescopes/curtisschmidt |
USA |
USSTRATCOM Space Control and Space Surveillance | http://www.stratcom.mil/factsheets/11/Space_Control_and_Space_Surveillance/ |
USA |
The following is a database of known organizations with either direct involvement in the orbital debris enterprise or that are developing technology that might be applicable. The database is divided by area of involvement, with links provided to their websites. If you know of an organization that is not included but should be, please contact the Center Director.
Organization Name | Organization URL | Country |
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A.I. Solutions | http://www.ai-solutions.com/ |
USA |
Stanford Space Environment and Satellite Systems | http://sess.stanford.edu/ |
USA |
Thales Alenia Space | https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/thales-alenia-space |
International |
University of Glasgow | http://www.gla.ac.uk/research/infocus/themes/space/projects/orbitaldebris/ |
Scotland |
The following is a database of known organizations with either direct involvement in the orbital debris enterprise or that are developing technology that might be applicable. The database is divided by area of involvement, with links provided to their websites. If you know of an organization that is not included but should be, please contact the Center Director.
Organization Name | Organization URL | Country |
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Hypervelocity Impact Technology Facility | http://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/ares/hvit/index.cfm |
USA |
Hypervelocity Impact Testing at the White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) | http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wstf/laboratories/hypervelocity/mmod.html |
USA |
NASA LDEF Archive System | http://setas-www.larc.nasa.gov/LDEF/TECH_DISC/md.html |
USA |
QUEST Thermal Group | http://questthermal.com/products/micrometeoroid-orbital-debris-mli |
USA |
Spacecraft Impact Testing & Hazards Analysis (SW Research Institute) | http://www.swri.org/4org/d18/engdyn/spacimp/ |
USA |
The following is a database of known organizations with either direct involvement in the orbital debris enterprise or that are developing technology that might be applicable. The database is divided by area of involvement, with links provided to their websites. If you know of an organization that is not included but should be, please contact the Center Director.
Organization Name | Organization URL | Country |
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ATA Engineering, Inc. | http://www.ata-e.com/ |
USA |
L'Garde | http://www.lgarde.com/ |
USA |
NASA Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office (GSFC) | http://ssco.gsfc.nasa.gov/ |
USA |
Naval Research Laboratory, Naval Center for Space Technology | http://www.nrl.navy.mil/research/directorates-divisions/space-technology/ |
USA |
Naval Research Laboratory, Plasma Physics Division | http://www.nrl.navy.mil/research/directorates-divisions/materials-science/ |
USA |
Orbtal Debris Removal XPRIZE | http://www.xprize.org/prize/orbital-debris-removal-xprize |
USA |
Scout Aerospace | https://scout-aero.com/ |
USA |
Star Technology and Research | http://www.star-tech-inc.com/index.html |
USA |
Terminal Velocity Aerospace, LLC | http://www.tvaero.com |
USA |
Tethers Unlimited | http://www.tethers.com/OrbitalDebris.html |
USA |
West Virginia Robotic Technology Center | http://wvrtc.com/ |
USA |
The following is a database of known organizations with either direct involvement in the orbital debris enterprise or that are developing technology that might be applicable. The database is divided by area of involvement, with links provided to their websites. If you know of an organization that is not included but should be, please contact the Center Director.
Organization Name | Organization URL | Country |
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Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) | https://cosparhq.cnes.fr/ |
France |
Congressional Research Service | http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/ |
USA |
European Space Policy Institute | http://www.espi.or.at/ |
Austria |
Federation of American Scientists: Space Policy Project | http://www.fas.org/spp/ |
USA |
Global Security.org: US National Space Policy | http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/policy/national/ |
USA |
London Institute of Space Policy and Law | http://www.space-institute.org/ |
England |
National Academies: Space Studies Board | http://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/ssb_052239 |
USA |
National Center for Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law | http://www.spacelaw.olemiss.edu/ |
USA |
Office of Space Commercialization: Space Commerce Policy Issues | http://www.space.commerce.gov/issues.shtml |
USA |
Space Policy Institute | http://www.gwu.edu/~spi/ |
USA |
UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) | http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/oosa/COPUOS/copuos.html |
International |
The following is a database of known organizations with either direct involvement in the orbital debris enterprise or that are developing technology that might be applicable. The database is divided by area of involvement, with links provided to their websites. If you know of an organization that is not included but should be, please contact the Center Director.
Organization Name | Organization URL | Country |
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Center for Orbital Debris Education and Research | http://www.coder.umd.edu |
USA |
Colorado University course on Orbital Debris | http://engineeringanywhere.colorado.edu/courses-and-programs/aerospace-engineeri… |
USA |