SATELLITE ORBITAL CONJUNCTION REPORTS ASSESSING THREATENING ENCOUNTERS IN SPACE (SOCRATES)

摘要

As a service to the satellite operator community, the Center for Space Standards & Innovation (CSSI) offers SOCRATES—Satellite Orbital Conjunction Reports Assessing Threatening Encounters in Space. CSSI runs a list of all satellite payloads on orbit against a list of all objects on orbit using the catalog of all unclassified NORAD two-line element sets (TLEs) to look for satellite conjunctions for the coming week. The runs are made using, STK/CAT and the NORAD SGP4 propagator implemented in STK. This paper will discuss how SOCRATES works and how it can help satellite operators avoid undesired close approaches through advanced mission planning.