Enhancing Space Situational Awareness Using SpaceTrak Data Phil Hylands Senior Space Analyst +44 1858 778 032 +1 646 233 4874 philip.hylands@seradata.com www.seradata.com
About Us Seradata formed in late 2013, to buy out the space products of Flightglobal Ascend. SpaceTrak/Space Review originated by Airclaims in 1979 Five staff: Tim Fuller – Managing Director David Todd – Head of Space Content Phil Hylands – Senior Space Analyst Sally Hylands – Researcher Matthew Wilson - Researcher IS support in partnership with Morphics
What is SpaceTrak? A web based reporting tool linked to a database Covers all launches, commercial, civil (non commercial), military (>5800) Covers all spacecraft since Sputnik in 1957 (>10,000 inc future) Spacecraft life cycle from order, to launch (active) to retirement Updated daily Export to Excel, reports download to pdf, optional full Data Download Available by annual subscription
SpaceTrak Provides – Status… Current status of the satellite All insurance claims and loss values Market segmentation: mission, orbit, mass, sector, age Data linked to Catalogue No.
SpaceTrak Provides – Orbits… Latest orbit parameters Internal programmes’ flag changes Future launch schedule and orders
SpaceTrak Provides – Life Cycle Events… Event histories for each spacecraft (including anomalies) Failure rates reliability, trends and analysis Queries and reports: Company, Vehicle, Bus
SpaceTrak Provides – Capability and Systems Technical parameters of satellite sensors Technical specifications of launch vehicles and satellites Company information including fleets and financials
SpaceTrak Provides – Query Tool The ability to generate a query on all fields Preset queries are available The ability to make and save your own queries
Data Sources SpaceTrak has been built from public domain sources since the 1970s Sources include:- Authorities Manufacturers Operators Insurance industry Press Enthusiasts
Our customers Insurers, reinsurers and brokers Launch providers Aerospace manufacturers Satellite operators Governments and space agencies Consultants Universities Over 80 customers in 17 countries Number of Spacecraft Launched
Our proposal Use of Seradata SpaceTrak data Input from partner organisations in the UK and US Provide active radar tracking Optical tracking Passive communications tracking Dedicated bespoke data feed Analysis to be semi-automated