Imagine the space around Earth is like a busy highway filled with old satellites and floating junk. This project builds a high-tech air traffic control system that connects different radars and telescopes across Europe. It ensures these tools talk to each other securely so we can predict and avoid crashes in orbit.
European space assets are currently fragmented under national control, making it difficult to coordinate the tracking of increasing space debris and avoid collisions efficiently.
A secure, coordinated network for scheduling sensors, radars, and telescopes, including hardened exchange protocols for data sharing.
If you are a commercial satellite operator dealing with the risk of orbital collisions — this project developed a coordinated scheduling of assets that ensures space objects are tracked more accurately to prevent costly asset loss.
If you are a defense software provider dealing with vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure — this project developed network hardening and next-generation exchange protocols that protect space surveillance data from external threats.
If you are a satellite manufacturer dealing with the unpredictable re-entry of debris — this project developed improved tracking and fragmentation analysis to better understand the risks to new hardware in orbit.
Based on available project data, there is no specific pricing for end-users; however, the EU is contributing EUR 7,000,000 to develop the infrastructure.
The project focuses on upgrading the European network of assets and improving coordination for an increased number of objects, suggesting a move toward larger scale operations.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned, but the infrastructure remains under national control.
The project period runs from 2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31.
It uses next-generation exchange protocols to enhance interoperability between existing sensors, radars, and telescopes.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward public research and administration, consisting of 20 partners from 15 countries. With 9 research organizations, 9 other entities, and 2 universities, there is a 0% industry ratio, indicating this is a strategic infrastructure project driven by government agencies rather than commercial ventures.
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