Montreal Company Looks To Skylark To Provide Timely Space Situational Awareness

摘要

Leaders of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force have pointed to the growing problem of orbital congestion, as they seek solutions that will decrease the chances of space collisions. Better space situational awareness (SSA) may also provide insights on the intent of potential U.S. adversaries in space and may serve to deter such adversaries. Montreal-based NorthStar Earth & Space plans to launch three SSA polar orbit satellites, dubbed Skylark, late next year--most likely from the United States. Depending on demand, another nine satellites could be in orbit by 2024, NorthStar CEO Stewart Bain told Defense Daily on Feb. 12. Such a space-based tracking system could dramatically improve the tracking of space objects and the timeliness of such tracking in low Earth orbit (LEO), medium Earth orbit (MEO), and geosynchronous orbit (GEO).