Space Domain Awareness — In Plain Language
Conjunction screening, orbital debris risk, and the economics of monitoring — written for satellite operators, not defense contractors.
The 500km Corridor Crunch — What Satellite Operators Need to Know
Starlink is lowering 4,400 satellites into the 480–550km band. SpaceX filed for 1 million orbital data center satellites. Collision models predict a serious event every 3.8 days at this altitude. If you operate in this corridor — or plan to — here's what changed in 2026 and what to do about it.
Read articleSpace Debris Monitoring on a Budget — What Small Operators Need to Know
The orbital debris environment is getting worse. Close approach rates in LEO are climbing, fragmentation events are generating new debris clouds faster than old ones decay, and legacy SSA vendors charge $30K+/year for monitoring. Here's what small commercial satellite operators actually need — and what it costs today.
Read articleCubeSat Conjunction Screening — What University Programs Need
University CubeSat teams spend years building satellites on shoestring budgets. Then they launch — and discover that monitoring whether their spacecraft is about to be destroyed costs more than the satellite itself. Here's what conjunction screening actually requires for small satellite missions, and why the $30K legacy SSA market doesn't serve this segment.
Read articleWhy Satellite Collision Alerts Shouldn't Cost $30K/Year
The commercial satellite collision alert market has a dirty secret: the tools that tell you when your satellite is about to be destroyed cost more per year than some satellites cost to build. That's not a premium for quality — it's the cost of a market that never had to compete.
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