7TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON SPACE DEBRIS

IMPORTANT DATES

15 Nov 2016 Deadline for abstracts

16 Dec 2016 Notification of authors

24 Feb 2017 Final Programme

10 Apr 2017 Deadline for papers

18 - 21 Apr 2017 7th European Conference on Space Debris

CONFERENCE VENUE

European Space Operations CentreESA/ESOC, Robert-Bosch-Strasse 564293 Darmstadt, Germany

REGISTRATION FEES

Early registration € 450 (students € 225)After 20 Jan 2017 € 500 (students € 250)

Fees include the proceedings, a reception, free lunches and coffee breaks.

POINT OF CONTACT

Conference websiteconference.sdo.esoc.esa.int

genius gmbh – science & dialogue Robert-Bosch-Straße 7 D-64293 Darmstadt Phone: +49 (0) 6151- 6 27 23 20 Fax: +49 (0) 6151- 6 27 23 21 E-mail: [email protected]

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Authors are invited to submit their abstracts accor-ding to the procedure described below.Each abstract (approximately 500 words) should clearly outline major achievements and innovative ideas.Papers will be selected on the basis of:

• interest in the subject by the target audience• relevance to the conference topics• originality of the ideas presented• quality and clarity of the content

Papers must be submitted in English, according to the “instructions to authors”. English will also be the work-ing language at the conference.

Abstracts must be submitted by 15 Nov 2016

Abstract submission will be possible from 21 Septem-ber 2016. Registration is not required for abstract sub-mission, but presenters of accepted abstracts must register separately.

A “No Paper – No Podium” rule applies.

TARGET AUDIENCE

The conference will provide a unique forum for in-formation exchange, technical discussions and net-working between space debris researchers, engineers & decision takers of industry, policy makers & space lawyers, insurance underwriters, space & ground sys-tem operators, institutional organisations (e.g. space agencies, EU, UNCOPUOS, IAA, COSPAR), academia and the defense sector.

7TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE

ON SPACE DEBRIS

ESOC

DARMSTADT/GERMANY

18 – 21 APRIL 2017

DEBRIS BACKGROUND

Since 1957, more than 4,900 space launches have led to an on-orbit population today of more than 18,000 tracked objects. Only 1,100 are functional spacecraft. The remaining 94% are space debris, i.e. objects which no longer serve any useful purpose. About 64% of the routinely tracked objects are fragments from some 250 breakups, explosions and collisions of satellites or rocket bodies. In addition, there is evidence of a much larger population of debris that cannot be tracked op-erationally. An estimated number of 700,000 objects larger than 1 cm and 170 million objects larger than 1mm are expected to reside in earth orbits.

Due to relative orbital velocities of up 56,000 km/h, centimeter-sized debris can seriously damage or dis-able an operational spacecraft, and collisions with ob-ject larger than 10 cm will lead to catastrophic break-ups, releasing hazardous debris clouds of which some fragments can cause further catastrophic collisions that may lead to an unstable debris environment in some orbit regions (“Kessler syndrome”). Space debris mitigation measures, if properly implemented by spacecraft designers and missions operators, can cur-tail the growth rate of the space debris population. Active removal, however, has been shown to be nec-essary to reverse the debris increase.

To improve our understanding of the space debris en-vironment, assess related risks, mitigate its growth, and control its stability, a multitude of technical dis-ciplines is required. Many of these will be addressed in the course of this conference by recognised experts in their fi elds.

CONFERENCE SCOPE

EUROPEAN CONFERENCES ON SPACE DEBRIS are the largest dedicated gatherings on the subject. Inter-nationally renowned scientists, engineers, operators, lawyers and policy makers meet here to discuss dif-ferent aspects of space debris research, including measurement techniques, environment modelling theories, risk analysis techniques, protection designs, mitigation & remediation concepts, and policy & legal issues.

During four days the SEVENTH EUROPEAN CONFER-ENCE ON SPACE DEBRIS will provide a forum for pre-senting and discussing latest results, and for defi ning future directions of research.

MAIN TOPICS

The conference programme will highlight all classical and new disciplines of space debris research:

• radar, optical and in-situ measurements• space surveillance and catalogues• orbit prediction and determination• operational collision avoidance• debris environment modelling and prediction• on-orbit and re-entry risk assessments• debris mitigation techniques and processes• active removal and remediation concepts• mega-constellations• hypervelocity impacts and shielding• standardisation, policies, regulation