1. Enhancing Space Situational Awareness Using SpaceTrak Data
Phil Hylands
Senior Space Analyst

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. SpaceTrak Provides – Orbits…
Latest orbit parameters
Internal programmes’ flag changes
Future launch schedule and
orders

6. SpaceTrak Provides – Life Cycle Events…
Event histories for each spacecraft
(including anomalies)
Failure rates reliability, trends
and analysis
Queries and reports: Company,
Vehicle, Bus

7. SpaceTrak Provides – Capability and Systems
Technical parameters of satellite
sensors
Technical specifications of launch
vehicles and satellites
Company information including
fleets and financials

8. 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

9. Data Sources
SpaceTrak has been built from public domain sources since the 1970s
Sources include:-
Authorities
Manufacturers
Operators
Insurance industry
Press
Enthusiasts

10. 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

11. 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