No Vacancy? Understanding Orbital Capacity and Continuing Benefit from Space
Channel: Secure World Foundation
Date: 27/06/2022

With the increasing deployment of very large satellite constellations, we are seeing a fundamental change in the way we use the space environment. Operators and regulators will need to consider how existing approaches to managing use of, and access to, orbit relates to the capacity of those orbits as a resource. This panel will discuss what efforts we need to make to understand the level of activity and use that specific orbital regions can sustain in safe, beneficial, and economically viable ways while allowing a broad range of space actors and activities.

Speakers
Hugh Lewis (Opening Presenter) University of Southampton, Professor
John Janka (Panelist) Viasat Inc., Chief Officer, Global Government Affairs & Regulatory
Richard Linares (Panelist) MIT, Assistant Professor
Akhil Rao (Panelist) Middlebury College, Assistant Professor
Anuarite Umwari (Panelist) Rwanda Space Agency, Legal and Company Secretary
Joanne Wheeler (Panelist) Alden, Director
Ian Christensen (Moderator) Secure World Foundation, Director