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55. SSA Concepts Worldwide

Author : Brian Weeden

Published in: Handbook of Space Security

Publisher: Springer New York

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Satellites in orbit around the Earth face a number of threats. A key enabler for detecting and protecting against these threats is space situational awareness (SSA). This chapter will briefly summarize the history of SSA and provide a description of major SSA programs and their development around the world. It concludes with a discussion of the major issues and challenges with improving SSA in the future and improving space security.

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Title: SSA Concepts Worldwide
Author: Brian Weeden
Publisher: Springer New York
Book: Handbook of Space Security
Print ISBN: 978-1-4614-2028-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4614-2029-3

Copyright Year: 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2029-3_41

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