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Military Space Situational Awareness
28 April - 30 April 2025

Seize your spot at the 20th annual Military Space Situational Awareness Conference from April 28-30, 2025.

As Europe's premier event for space domain awareness, join 250+ space professionals, 40+ speakers, and representatives from 20+ nations.

Immerse yourself in three days of innovation, collaboration with industry leaders, and insights from international military experts. Don't miss this "must-attend" opportunity to shape the future of situational awareness, leaving with the tools to make immediate impact in your organization.

"This event is great for us. I’m from the space agency, we’re a civilian organisation, this is a military conference, but what this does is underscores the importance coming together – to work together" - Angus Stewart, UK Space agency

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Colonel Raj Agrawal

Colonel Raj Agrawal

Commander, Space Delta 2 (Space Domain Awareness and Space Battle Management), US Space Force
Colonel Robin Smith

Colonel Robin Smith

Deputy Commander Space Forces Group , Australian Defence Space Command, Joint Capabilities Group
David Sulley

David Sulley

Capability Manager, National Space Operations Centre
Dr Emma Kerr

Dr Emma Kerr

Principal Adviser & Senior Principal Engineer, Space Domain Awareness, DSTL
F Schnell

F Schnell

Director/Senior Materiel Leader, Space Domain Awareness Division, Space Systems Command, USSF
Janice Starzyk

Janice Starzyk

Deputy Director, Office of Space Commerce
Wing Commander Thomas Colledge

Wing Commander Thomas Colledge

Former Commander RAF Fylingdales, Royal Air Force

Alex Cacioni

Executive Director, Space Data Association
Alex Cacioni

Alex an Executive Director for the SDA (Space Data Association), a not-for-profit association formed by satellite operators to provide reliable and efficient data-sharing critical to the safety of the space environment. SDA is committed to the mission of flight safety and preservation of the space environment.

Alex has been involved in the space industry for over 35 years working on all aspects of geostationary satellite operations. Director of the Flight Dynamics group, he is responsible for orbital positioning and station keeping strategy of the Viasat fleet. Alex is also part of the ISO TC20/SC14 which builds space standards for best practices and he represents the UK in the ECCS (European Co-operation for Space Standardisation) in both Space Debris and Space Traffic Management working groups.
 

Alexander Agathanggelou

Senior Space Scientist, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Alexander Agathanggelou

Alex Agathanggelou works as a scientist at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), primarily working in Space Domain Awareness (SDA). He currently is the technical lead for satellite characterisation work, and provides support into the UK MOD. Alex has a strong interest in the applications of AI/ML techniques to SDA datasets, and has presented on his work at various conferences including AMOS and SmallSat.

Angela Lindemuth

Deputy Capabilities Development Division, Space Systems Command International Affairs, USSF
Angela Lindemuth

Ms. Angela Lindemuth is the Deputy Chief of the Capabilities Development Division within the International Affairs Office, Space Systems Center (SSC), United States Space Force (USSF), Los Angeles AFB (LAAFB), CA. The organization serves as the international focal point for initiation, coordination, and external reporting with Department of Defense (DoD) organizations for government-to-government agreements regarding space acquisition and collaboration.

In 2005, she entered federal government service working for the Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS). For more than 15 years, she has supported the Department of Defense in various organizations.
From 2005 to 2007, Ms. Lindemuth supported numerous DoD organizations by providing accounting management support while working for DFAS. In 2008, she joined SMC as the first Commercial Sponsorship Coordinator for Los Angeles AFB. In 2010, she joined the Acquisition
workforce as an intern, completing rotations in the Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) Directorate and the Acquisition Center of Excellence (ACE) before finding a home in the Launch Directorate in 2012. Ms. Lindemuth was offered the opportunity to stand up the SMC ACE Office at Peterson AFB, CO in 2013, where she continued her acquisition experience. She rejoined the LAAFB community in October 2016, as the Program Manager for Broad Agency Announcements (BAA) in the Remote Sensing Directorate. In 2018, Ms. Lindemuth began her international program management path when the Chief Partnership Office stood up, where she is still the US national lead and Secretariat of a 13-nation multilateral MOU for research and development, identifying opportunities for interoperability in a responsive timeline. She continues to forge new ground with global partners today.

Captain (N) Jose Freitas

Head of Space Department, Portuguese Amed Forces General Staff
Captain (N) Jose Freitas

Captain (N), José Matias de Freitas is a Navy Officer Commander graduated by the Naval Academy as a Weapons and Electronics Engineer. He served on board of various Portuguese navy war ships as a Weapon Engineer Officer (WEO) responsible for the performance and availability of the on-board weapons, sensors, Command Support Information Systems, combat, and communications systems. As Senior Engineer Officer supported the Executive Officer in resources management and information systems administration Ship Domain Administrator for IT. He was head of Weapon Systems Office for the Weapon and Electronic Systems Department at the Portuguese Navy - Technical Navy School and head of Communications and Cypher Department at Naval Communications Centre, being responsible for the transformation process in the naval communications infrastructures and implementation of main data center. After being deputy Director at Portuguese Navy IT and Communications Directorate, he was appointed as head of Planning and Programing Division, at the Portuguese MoD Directorate-General of National Defence Resources, since 2015 where he has been responsible for the coordination, monitoring and execution of Military Programming Law in the Armed Forces among other responsibilities, which includes the coordination of the implementing process of the Portuguese SST capability. Member of the EU-SST Steering Committee and PMO. He is the MoD representative at international forum, within UE, EDA, and NATO for the Space Domain (SATCOM, SST/SSA)

 
 

Colonel Ludovic Monnerat

J5 & Head of Space Domain, Swiss Armed Forces
Colonel Ludovic Monnerat

Colonel in General Staff Ludovic Monnerat is the J5 and at the same time Head of the Space Domain of the Swiss Armed Forces. He is the founder of this new organization for space and is leading it since its inception in 2017. He has been Chief Trainer of the joint operational staff during 8 years, Head of the Special Operations Section of the same staff during 8 years as well, and member of the Information Operations Section during 2 years. In the militia (reserve) system of the Swiss Armed Forces, he commanded a Special Forces Battalion and an Infantry Company, and was the Chief of Staff of the Joint Special Operations Center during 8 years.

Colonel Raj Agrawal

Commander, Space Delta 2 (Space Domain Awareness and Space Battle Management), US Space Force
Colonel Raj Agrawal

 Col. Raj Agrawal is currently assigned as the Commander, Space Delta 2-Space Domain Awareness and Space Battle Management, Space Operations Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. DEL 2 is responsible for generating, presenting, sustaining, and improving combat space domain awareness forces who identify, characterize, and exploit opportunities to secure our Nation’s interests in, from, and to space. DEL 2 is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, with mission personnel and functions spread across Vandenberg Space Force Base, California; Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico; Maui Space Surveillance Complex, Hawaii; and Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, Virginia, in addition to multiple supporting locations around the world including Australia, Diego Garcia, and the Marshall Islands.

 
Col. Agrawal commissioned from the U.S. Air Force Officer Training School in 2001 after serving as a Texas schoolteacher for eight years. His career includes assignments as a space operations leader in mission areas including space battle management, offensive space control, offensive cyber operations, strategic and theater missile defense, covert unmanned aerial systems and special technical operations.
 
Prior to his current assignment, Col. Agrawal served as the Chief of Future Operations, Headquarters Space Forces Component, U.S. Space Command. He has also served as the commander for the 20th Space Control Squadron, the chief of Space Control Division for the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, and the Chief of International Affairs Space Division in the Office of the Chief of Space Operations.

Colonel Robin Smith

Deputy Commander Space Forces Group , Australian Defence Space Command, Joint Capabilities Group
Colonel Robin Smith
Robin Smith is the Deputy Commander Space Forces Group within the Australian Space Command.  He is responsible for the support to Space Units under command, sustainment of in-service operational Space capabilities and developing support solutions for emerging capabilities. He oversees facilities, contracting and mission systems for Australia’s Space Command. 
Prior to this role he was the inaugural Director Robotic and autonomous Systems Implementation and coordination Office (RICO) in the Future Land Warfare branch of Army HQ, where he led Army’s exploration of emerging technologies such as robotics, autonomy, quantum technology and alternative power and energy. In this role he has led Army trials and experimentation with multiple systems, growing the robotics and autonomous systems network across Industry and Academia and contributing to Army, Defence and wider national policy. 
 
He is a logistician by background and served for over 30 years in the British Army before transferring to the Australian Army in 2017. He has commanded at all levels up to and including Regimental level and deployed a number of times. He was made an Officer of the Order of British Empire (OBE) in 2013 and awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) in 2022. He has a background in Electronic Engineering and has fulfilled a number of roles in the Joint logistics domain at the tactical and operational levels. 
 

Darren Benedik

Project Manager, Surveillance of Space 2 Project, Canadian Department of National Defence
Darren Benedik

David Sulley

Capability Manager, National Space Operations Centre
David Sulley

David is the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) Capability Manager on the Civil side working for the UK Space Agency. He is responsible for delivering the capability required for the UK to provide services such as re-entry warnings and conjunction alerts for UK industry and Government. He works closely with his military counterparts to deliver the Space Domain Awareness (SDA) portion of the UK National Space Strategy. David has been working for the UK Space Agency since 2022 starting as a secondee from the Ministry of Defence in the Office of the Chief Engineer before moving full time to the SST team which has become the NSpOC. Previously, David was a Systems Engineer for the Ministry of Defence working on a number of projects and across domains but specialising in space. David has also worked as a Propulsion Engineer for GE Aviation providing Maintenance Repair and Overhaul services for commercial Jet Engines.

Donald Bedard

Officer, Space Defence Systems, NATO
Donald Bedard

Donald Bédard currently serves as the Portfolio Manager for the Operationalization of the Space Domain and Alliance Future Surveillance and Control within the NATO Office of Resources. Over his 32-year career as Canadian Army Signals Officer and Senior Defence Scientist, he led a number of space systems projects, notably serving Project Director for the Surveillance of Space 2 project, as Project Manager for the DRDC component of NEOSSat mission and as Project Manager for the M3MSat mission. Prior to joining NATO in 2023, Don was the Managing Director of the Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute at Queen’s University . He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), where he specialized in the spectrometric characterization of artificial Earth-orbiting objects.

Donn Murray

Space Based SDA International Program Manager, Space Systems Command, USSF
Donn Murray

Currently employed by the US Space Force as the Space Based Space Domain Awareness (SDA) International Program Manager and Quasi Zenith Satellite System–Hosted Payload (QZSS-HP) Operational Test Director, Space Systems Center (SSC) Los Angeles. Previous Programs managed include Space Domain Awareness C-Band Radar (US/Australia), ORS-5, and QZSS-HP (US/Japan). Prior Naval Officer (CDR, Supply Corps, USN ret 24yrs) with extensive operational experience in PACOM and CENTCOM AOR’s. DAWIA experience in the USG as a Navy Program Manager and as a Government contractor supporting CONUS based logistics operations for Strategic Systems Program Office SSBN/SSGN support, forward deployed forces under the LOGCAP program and the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Headquarters Logistics directorate. Experienced in managing Navy operational plans, Afloat Combat Logistics Forces, and ILS management for Prepositioned War Reserve Materials, Naval Mobile Construction Battalions, Naval Special Warfare, Submarines, Surface Ships, Rotary and Fixed Wing Aviation, and Foreign Military Sales.

Dr Bleddyn Bowen

Associate Professor in Astropolitics & Space Warfare, Durham University
Dr Bleddyn Bowen

Dr Bleddyn Bowen is Associate Professor of Astropolitics at the School of Government and International Affairs (SGIA) at Durham University and an expert in space warfare and astropolitics. He is the author of two monographs: Original Sin: Power, Technology, and War in Outer Space (Hurst, 2022) and War in Space: Strategy, Spacepower, Geopolitics (Edinburgh University Press, 2020); and multiple peer-reviewed articles (list below). His research focuses on spacepower and strategic theory; space policy and politics; military space history; technology and modern warfare; international relations, security, and intelligence in space. He is recognised by bestselling author and journalist Tim Marshall as "Britain's leading thinker on astropolitics" and "a leading expert on the politics of space" in the pages of Politique étrangère. Dr Bowen is usually available for comment for media/news stories related to his academic expertise - see details below.

 
 
Dr Bowen has advised, presented, and briefed for many government agencies and offices, including the UK Prime Minister’s Policy Unit, the US National Space Council, the US Space Force, the European Space Agency, UK Ministry of Defence, UK Space Agency, the UK Parliament, and the Japanese Cabinet Office. Prior to joining Durham University, Dr Bowen taught and researched at the University of Leicester, King’s College London, and Aberystwyth University.
 

Dr Brendan Mulvaney

Director, China Aerospace Studies Institute, USAF
Dr Brendan Mulvaney

Dr. Brendan Mulvaney is currently the Director of the China Aerospace Studies Institute at National Defense University. He was a Marine for a quarter of a century, where he flew more than 2000 hours as an AH-1W Cobra pilot, and was an Olmsted Scholar in Shanghai, China.  

 
He enlisted in 1991 and was commissioned in 1993 after graduating from UC San Diego. He earned his Master’s in Leadership from the University of San Diego in 2002, and was selected as one of three Marine Olmsted Scholars for 2003. He studied at Fudan University in Shanghai, China from 2003-2005 where he earned his Ph.D. in International Relations.
 
He served several tours in California, Iraq, Japan, and the Western Pacific. He served as the first Director of the Commandant’s Red Team, and supervised the implementation of Red Teaming in the Marine Corps. In 2013 he transferred to the U.S. Naval Academy, where he was the Associate Chair for the Languages and Cultures Department, and taught Mandarin Chinese, Chinese culture, and cross-cultural literacy.

Dr Emma Kerr

Principal Adviser & Senior Principal Engineer, Space Domain Awareness, DSTL
Dr Emma Kerr

Dr Kerr completed her PhD at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland before moving on to a post-doctoral fellowship at RMIT University in Melbourne Australia. Dr Kerr left academia to join Deimos Space UK where she started working as a project engineer, and rose to lead the Space Safety team. After leaving industry, she is now working in defence at Dstl, as an Astrodynamics Specialist, and is the technical lead for the Space Domain Awareness Hemera project, providing SDA expertise and advice into UK Space Command and UK Space Agency.

 

Dr Pascal Faucher

Chairman EU SST Consortium, CNES
Dr Pascal Faucher

Dr Pascal Faucher is graduated (1997) from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (SUPAERO). He also holds a Master’s Degree in Ocean, Atmosphere and Biosphere (1998) and a Ph. D. in Physical Oceanography (2001) by the University Paul Sabatier, funded by the French Ministry of Defense, and an Executive Master of Business Administration (2007) by ESCP Business School. After a post-doctoral position in the European project Marine Environment and Security for the European Area, his experience includes more than 20 years of various positions at CNES headquarters as international relations advisor and programme manager. For the last 11 years, as a programme manager in defense and security in the Directorate of Strategy, he is responsible for the following themes: space security, space situational awareness, space surveillance and tracking, space traffic management, space sustainability, space debris, space weather, planetary defense.

 
Pascal Faucher is the Chairman of the European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking Partnership (EU SST) since July 2017, and co-Chairman of the European Union Industry and Start-ups Forum on Space Traffic Management (EISF) since April 2022. He is also the Chairman of the Space Security Committee of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) since October 2021. He is a French delegate to the Programme Board SSA of the European Space Agency (ESA), the EU Space Programme Committee in SSA configuration, the Administrative Board of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EU SPA), the EU STM Stakeholder Mechanism Main Group, the Steering Group of the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC), the Steering Committee of the Space Mission Planning Advisory Group (SMPAG), the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), appointed in 2021 as the National Point of Contact to the Working Group on the Long Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities (WG LTS 2.0). In France, he chairs the National Coordination Group on Space Weather (GCME). He is a member of the French Steering Group on Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena (GEIPAN).
 

Dr Pawel Bernat

Senior Lecturer, Polish Air Force University
Dr Pawel Bernat

Pawel Bernat, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer at the Polish Air Force University.

His current academic interests focus on (1) strategic aspects of outer space, i.e., militarization and weaponization of outer space, commercialization of outer space and its impact on national and international security, (2) the military space sector of the Russian Federation, (3) space terrorism and irregular warfare with the use of space assets, and (4) proxy and hybrid warfare, especially in Eastern Europe.
 
Dr Bernat closely cooperates with the George C. Marshall Center for European Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, where he occasionally teaches on space security. He also teaches space security for the Master of Science in Space Studies programme at the International Space University in Strasbourg, France. Additionally, Dr Bernat collaborates with the European Security and Defence College and serves as an assessor in the European Initiative for the Exchange of Military Young Officers (EMILYO) Olympiad.
 
Dr Bernat has published dozens of scientific articles. He has presented his research at over thirty international conferences and invited lectures worldwide, and carried out many scientific projects, i.a., in the United Kingdom, Israel, the Netherlands and Poland. His latest book (coedited), “Proxy Wars from a Global Perspective: Non-State Actors and Armed Conflicts” was published by Bloomsbury in 2024. 
 

Dr Regina Peldszus

Policy Officer & Space Threat Response DO, Security & Defence Policy Directorate, European External Action Service
Dr Regina Peldszus

Dr Regina Peldszus is a Policy Officer for space security with the European External Action Service with a focus on space threats and Space Domain Awareness. Prior to this, she was seconded to the German Ministry of Economic Affairs to work on space security and Space Situational Awareness and, while with the German Space Agency at DLR, served as Co-Chair of EU Space Surveillance & Tracking. With a background in complex systems and foresight for space, she previously conducted research on operations and future mission for the European Space Agency.

F Schnell

Director/Senior Materiel Leader, Space Domain Awareness Division, Space Systems Command, USSF
F Schnell

Mr. F Schnell is the Chief, Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Division, Special Programs Directorate, Enterprise Corps, Space Systems Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. He oversees four primary lines of effort: Advanced SDA Capabilities, Ground Radar Portfolio, Ground Electro[1]Optical and Radio frequency sensing Portfolio, and Space Electro-Optical portfolio, leading 380 military, civilian, and contractor personnel with a $628 million budget.

 
Mr. Schnell's most recent assignment was as Deputy Chief, Operations Division, Business Enterprise Systems, where he assisted the Chief in operations of Gunter network, Platform Operations, Tier 1 helpdesk for the Air Force systems, and the BES Product Innovation (BESPIN) software factory. Mr. Schnell entered civil serves as an Air Reserve Technician with the 302d Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB CO. He has worked Logistics Sustainment of the Space Launch and Test Range, Program Management in support to the Space Innovation, and Development Center, and Director of Mission Support for the Air Force Warfare Center, Det1. As an Air Reserve member, Mr. Schnell is currently the Commander, 908th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Maxwell AFB, AL.
 

Janice Starzyk

Deputy Director, Office of Space Commerce
Janice Starzyk

Janice Starzyk is the Deputy Director of the Office of Space Commerce, a Senior Executive Service position. Previously, she led Virgin Orbit’s Washington, DC, office and government operations. Her extensive experience and contributions in the space industry include leading the consulting practice at Bryce Space and Technology and more than a decade leading the commercial strategy and market intelligence for launch service providers International Launch Services (ILS) and United Launch Alliance (ULA). At Futron Corporation, Ms. Starzyk worked with a range of civil, military and commercial space industry customers.

 
She received her Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. She holds a Master of Arts in economics and international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and a dual-degree Global MBA from Tulane University and Universidad Icesi in Cali, Colombia.
 
For more than a decade, Ms. Starzyk has also provided community leadership and support to local STEM education programs through the Washington Space Business Roundtable. She was appointed to serve as an industry representative on the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee in 2022.
 

Juha-Pekka Luntama

Head of Space Weather Office, European Space Agency
Juha-Pekka Luntama

Lieutenant Colonel Claudio Gizzi

Head of the Operations Branch, Space Situational Awareness Centre, Italian Air & Space Operations Command
Lieutenant Colonel Claudio Gizzi

Lt. Col. Claudio GIZZI achieved a Degree in Physic at the University "La Sapienza" of Rome and later in 1994 achieved post-graduated specialization in High Energy and Medics Instruments. He joined the Air Force in 1998 and achieved the Master in Physic of the Atmosphere. After many contributions to Air and Joint Operations and Exercises, since 2017 he was appointed at the ITAF Air Operations Command as METOC and Space Weather Office. Since June 2020 he was appointed at Interim Space Operation Centre in the Air and Space Operations Command and he is currently the Head of the Operations Service in the Space Situational Awareness Centre in charge to deal the S.S.T. services for the EU SST framework support program for Italy. 

Lieutenant Colonel Travis Anderson

Commander, 75th ISR Squadron, Space Delta 7 (ISR), US Space Force
Lieutenant Colonel Travis Anderson

Major Sean Allen

Chief, SDA TAP Lab, Space Systems Command (SSC)
Major Sean Allen

16 yrs in Space Domain Awareness, Space Defense, OPIR, & SATCOM. Created the SDA TAP Lab to accelerate battle management solutions and stir 

innovation across industry, academia, and government. Inspired adoption of data science best practices & algorithm benchmarking for space. Established a globally deployed daytime LEO-tracking telescope program – R&D concept turned Presidentially directed program. Highly Qualified Mission Director at National Space Defense Center (NSDC). Led scientists, developers, and hardware experts building orbital threat warning applications, sensor network scheduling and orbit determination algorithms at various classification levels.

Nicolas Stassin

Project Officer Defence in Space and Space Situational Awareness, European Defence Agency
Nicolas Stassin

Senior Representative

, UK Space Command
Senior Representative

Senior Representative

Office of Space & Counterspace, Defence Intelligence Agency
Senior Representative

Simon Machin

Space Weather Manager, MET Office
Simon Machin

Simon Machin is the Manager of the Met Office Space Weather programme, having worked within the Met Office space weather programme for around 15 years.

 
As well as providing the UK national weather and climate prediction services, the Met Office owns of the space weather risk on behalf of the UK government. This drives the key role to deliver the UK’s operational space weather capability. This includes delivery of space weather warnings, alerts and services to government, defence, Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), industry and the public.
 
Simon is responsible for oversight of space weather services and direction of scientific research to operations, leading to the delivery of space weather services aligned to user requirements. He also has a key role in ensuring that Met Office’s responsibilities under the UK Severe Space Weather Preparedness Strategy are delivered to government. The overarching aim being to develop understanding of space weather effects and impacts, and mitigations underpinned by robust science.  
 
Simon’s career spans over 40 years, most of which has been dedicated to supporting defence and security, during which Simon has held roles such as Chair of the NATO Technical Space Weather Panel. Alongside expertise in space weather and heliophysics Simon is a qualified meteorologist, climatologist and analyst, having worked in a variety of roles where he has contributed to developing and applying understanding the natural environment and natural physical phenomena to enable robust decision making to support resilience and successful operations.
 

Wing Commander Thomas Colledge

Former Commander RAF Fylingdales, Royal Air Force
Wing Commander Thomas Colledge

Thom Colledge is a senior Royal Air Force officer with over 20 years of air and space security experience. 

 
Most recently he was the commander of RAF Fylingdales, the UK’s primary Low Earth Orbit Space Surveillance RADAR. 
 
The start of his three-year command coincided with the Russian launch of a Direct Assent Anti-SATellite weapon. It then continued through the most significant surge in global military ballistic missile activity since the Second World War leading from instability in the Ukraine, Middle Eastern and Pacific regions. The exponential increase in Proliferated Low Earth Orbit satellite constellations and other commercial space launch activity during this time was notable.
 
His tenure was aligned to the advent of UK Space Command in 2021 as an independent two-star unit. He was instrumental in shaping this nascent organisation from the bottom up.
 
After relinquishing command in 2024, Thom was awarded a full scholarship by the Chief of the Air Staff to read for a MPihil in Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge. His thesis proposal centres on the role of attribution in astropolitics.  
 

NEW 2025 Focus Day: Space Threats & Hazards

Space has never been more critical as a domain; it is vital to the functioning of key systems that underpin the modern world.
With this dependence has come an increased fear of risks to satellites and space systems, whether from hostile actors or natural phenomenon.
This is exactly what the brand-new Space Threats & Hazards Focus Day will explore at the Military Space Situational Awareness Conference.

Before discussing SSA operations at the main event, we’ll dive into just why we need to enhance capability by bringing together world-renowned experts to discuss threats from hostile actors, space weather events and the
increasing risk of debris.

If you need to know just why SSA is so vital, this is the place to be. Don't just take our word for it...

"What a great opportunity to meet and collaborate and bringing together sensor owners and operators in order to better understand how we can work in tandem for us to solve a common problem on a global scale." James Higgins, Delta Space Systems Command, USSF.

Military Space Situational Awareness 2025 will continue to break the mould by giving you an event dedicated to supplying you with detailed knowledge and vision into the latest developments. Hear key programme updates from across the NATO and Allied world.

This is the only event that will:

Give you three days focused entirely on military and defence issues, including international collaboration, space debris, and domain awareness.

The conference will give you a platform for international collaboration on topics such as:

  • Space debris
  • Sustainability
  • On-orbit servicing
  • Active debris removal
  • Space domain awareness
  • Space weather
  • Orbital warfare
  • and more!

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This three-day event is your gateway to interacting with key stakeholders spanning military, government, and industry, offering a comprehensive exploration of the sector's future. Immerse yourself in unparalleled networking opportunities in space situational awareness, ensuring a valuable experience.

To discuss your involvement as a sponsor contact James Hitchen, Business Development Manager on +44 (0) 20 7827 6054 or james.hitchen@saemediagroup.com 
 

Conference agenda

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8:00

Registration & Coffee

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8:50

Chair's Opening Remarks

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The Challenges to Space Security in 2025

Senior Representative

Senior Representative, Office of Space & Counterspace, Defence Intelligence Agency

  • The key challenges and threats to U.S. national security or partner interests in space
  • The threat from Russia and China 
  • Emerging threats 
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    China’s Capability in Space and the Growing Threat

    Dr Brendan Mulvaney, Director, China Aerospace Studies Institute, USAF

  • Understanding China’s intention in space
  • Current PRC testing and trials 
  • Timelines and planning
  • What does it mean for the West?
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    Session Reserved for Focus Day Strategic Partner

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    Morning Coffee

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    Monitoring and Responding to Threats Against European Union Space Systems

    Dr Regina Peldszus, Policy Officer & Space Threat Response DO, Security & Defence Policy Directorate, European External Action Service

  • Space in the context of the EU’s Common Security & Defence Policy
  • Space Threat Response at the EEAS
  • Capabilities & Partnerships for understanding space threats
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    What is the Threat from War in Space?

    Dr Bleddyn Bowen, Associate Professor in Astropolitics & Space Warfare, Durham University

  • Overview of Spacepower Theory
  • The proliferation of Spacepower
  • NATO, Space, and Deterrence
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    Satellite Data, Irregular Warfare and Hostile Non-state Actors

    Dr Pawel Bernat, Senior Lecturer, Polish Air Force University

  • The democratization and commercialization of space technologies small states and non-state actors gained access to satellite data that was previously reserved for space powers only
  • This type of data has already been used by various proxies, including private military companies (PMCs), to gain operational and tactical advantage
  • The threat from traditionally weak actors like terrorist groups of proxies for the West is on the rise
  • Restriction for selling satellite data is a solution
  • SSA complemented by intelligence data might provide information necessary for introducing countermeasures. 
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    Panel: Threats to Satellites from Hostile Actors

    Senior Representative

    Senior Representative, Office of Space & Counterspace, Defence Intelligence Agency

    Dr Brendan Mulvaney, Director, China Aerospace Studies Institute, USAF

    Dr Regina Peldszus, Policy Officer & Space Threat Response DO, Security & Defence Policy Directorate, European External Action Service

    Dr Pawel Bernat, Senior Lecturer, Polish Air Force University

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    12:50

    Networking Lunch

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    13:50

    Space Weather Hazards to Satellites

    Juha-Pekka Luntama

    Juha-Pekka Luntama, Head of Space Weather Office, European Space Agency

  • ESA capability in space weather monitoring
  • Key areas of concern
  • Case studies of recent space weather events and their effects
     
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    UK Space Weather Capability – Developing to Meet Future Needs

    Simon Machin, Space Weather Manager, MET Office

  • Operational space weather capabilities – Where we are today
  • Capability development in-train – The next 5 years
  • An R2O2R programme for the UK – Enduring operations driven development for the future
  • Space weather – An international collaboration of the willing
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    Joint Q+A: Space Weather as a Hazard to Satellite Systems

    Simon Machin, Space Weather Manager, MET Office

    Juha-Pekka Luntama

    Juha-Pekka Luntama, Head of Space Weather Office, European Space Agency

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    14:50

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:20

    Promoting the Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space through Effective & Timely Data Sharing

    Alex Cacioni, Executive Director, Space Data Association

  • How has the SDA addressed key legal and operational risks of data sharing?
  • Public and private partnerships
  • The rise of mega-constellations; coordination in LEO is key
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    Panel Session Hosted by the Space Data Association

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    16:30

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    8:00

    Registration & Coffee

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    8:50

    Chair's Opening Remarks

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    9:00

    UK Space Command Keynote

    Senior Representative

    Senior Representative , , UK Space Command

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    9:15

    RAF Fylingdales’ Core Role in UK & Allied SSA

    Wing Commander Thomas Colledge, Former Commander RAF Fylingdales, Royal Air Force

  • The mission and capability of Fylingdales
  • Reflections on the unprecedented surge in tracking activity as a result of geopolitical instability
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    Dstl Efforts on Enhancing UK SDA Capabilities

  • DSTL programme updates
  • Cross-governmental collaboration on SDA
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    Dr Emma Kerr, Principal Adviser & Senior Principal Engineer, Space Domain Awareness, DSTL

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    Developing and Operating the UK’s Space Surveillance and Protection Capabilities

  • The NSpOC and it’s missions
  • Civil Space Protection Services
  • The future space environment
  • Satellite Manoeuvre Support
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    David Sulley, Capability Manager, National Space Operations Centre

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    Joint Q+A: UK SSA & Cross-Government Efforts

    Wing Commander Thomas Colledge, Former Commander RAF Fylingdales, Royal Air Force

    Dr Emma Kerr, Principal Adviser & Senior Principal Engineer, Space Domain Awareness, DSTL

    David Sulley, Capability Manager, National Space Operations Centre

    Senior Representative

    Senior Representative , , UK Space Command

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    10:15

    Session Reserved for Lead Sponsor ExoAnalytic Solutions

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    10:45

    Morning Coffee

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    11:15

    Session Reserved for Gold Sponsor

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    11:45

    Generating, Presenting, Sustaining, and Improving Combat Space Domain Awareness Forces

    Colonel Raj Agrawal, Commander, Space Delta 2 (Space Domain Awareness and Space Battle Management), US Space Force

  • Space Battle Management: Knowledge of how to orient to the space domain and skill in making decisions to preserve mission, deny adversary access, and ultimately ensure mission accomplishment. 
  • Theater-Based Dependencies/Gaps
  • Tactical Space Battle Management Centers
  • Combat Space Domain Awareness Forces
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    Defining Targeting in the United States Space Force: The Mission of the 75th ISRS

    Lieutenant Colonel Travis Anderson

    Lieutenant Colonel Travis Anderson, Commander, 75th ISR Squadron, Space Delta 7 (ISR), US Space Force

  • Threats to Space Operations
  • Foundation of targeting 
  • Intersection of SDA and targeting
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    Joint Q+A: SDA Operations and Targeting

    Colonel Raj Agrawal, Commander, Space Delta 2 (Space Domain Awareness and Space Battle Management), US Space Force

    Lieutenant Colonel Travis Anderson

    Lieutenant Colonel Travis Anderson, Commander, 75th ISR Squadron, Space Delta 7 (ISR), US Space Force

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    12:30

    Session Reserved for Gold Sponsor Kratos

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    13:00

    Networking Lunch

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    14:00

    Session Reserved for Sponsor SpaceFlux

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    14:30

    The Importance of Space Situational Awareness to Australia

    Colonel Robin Smith, Deputy Commander Space Forces Group , Australian Defence Space Command, Joint Capabilities Group

  • The configuration of Australian Space Command
  • Current capabilities
  • Division of responsibilities and roles 
  • International collaboration and partnership
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    The Canadian National Defence Surveillance of Space 2 Project

    Darren Benedik

    Darren Benedik, Project Manager, Surveillance of Space 2 Project, Canadian Department of National Defence

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    Joint Q+A: Canada and Australia Updates

    Colonel Robin Smith, Deputy Commander Space Forces Group , Australian Defence Space Command, Joint Capabilities Group

    Darren Benedik

    Darren Benedik, Project Manager, Surveillance of Space 2 Project, Canadian Department of National Defence

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    15:15

    Session Reserved for Sponsor

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    15:35

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:05

    Session Reserved for Sponsor

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    16:25

    Development of Operational Capabilities for SSA in the Swiss Armed Forces

    Colonel Ludovic Monnerat, J5 & Head of Space Domain, Swiss Armed Forces

  • SSA as an key support asset for the Armed Forces
  • Common operational picture of space : problems and solutions
  • Software development for SSA : tools, applications and data
     
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    Enhancing Operational Capability of the Italian Space Situational Awareness Centre

    Lieutenant Colonel Claudio Gizzi, Head of the Operations Branch, Space Situational Awareness Centre, Italian Air & Space Operations Command

  • Current capability and goals
  • International partnership and development 
  • Case studies of recent events
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    Joint Q+A: European National Updates

    Colonel Ludovic Monnerat, J5 & Head of Space Domain, Swiss Armed Forces

    Lieutenant Colonel Claudio Gizzi, Head of the Operations Branch, Space Situational Awareness Centre, Italian Air & Space Operations Command

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    Closing Panel: AUKUS - Exploring the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability Initiative

    Senior Representative

    Senior Representative , , UK Space Command

    Colonel Robin Smith, Deputy Commander Space Forces Group , Australian Defence Space Command, Joint Capabilities Group

    F Schnell, Director/Senior Materiel Leader, Space Domain Awareness Division, Space Systems Command, USSF

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    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

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    Registration & Coffee

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    Chair's Opening Remarks

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    The Office of Space Commerce’s Vision for Global SSA Coordination

    Janice Starzyk, Deputy Director, Office of Space Commerce

  • Overview of Global SSA Coordination efforts
  • The purpose of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS)
  • The importance of international discussion and collaboration to advance spaceflight safety and space sustainability
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    Driving Innovation in SDA

    F Schnell, Director/Senior Materiel Leader, Space Domain Awareness Division, Space Systems Command, USSF

  • SDA is multi-discipline, more than surveillance. The Integration of Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Environment & Blue Force Information is key
  • Joint Commercial Ops Cell Allied Integration
  • Integration of new SDA sources
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    Enabling Effective Defense of US Commercial, Allied and Partner Space Systems

    Major Sean Allen, Chief, SDA TAP Lab, Space Systems Command (SSC)

  • Accelerating the delivery of space battle management software to operational units
  • Prioritizing needs with operators
  • Onboarding tech to existing platforms at pace
  • The Apollo Accelerator
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    Joint Q+A: SDA Acquisition and Development

    F Schnell, Director/Senior Materiel Leader, Space Domain Awareness Division, Space Systems Command, USSF

    Major Sean Allen, Chief, SDA TAP Lab, Space Systems Command (SSC)

    Janice Starzyk, Deputy Director, Office of Space Commerce

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    Session Reserved for Gold Sponsor

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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    EU SST: Updates and strategic outlook of the EU SST Partnership

    Dr Pascal Faucher, Chairman EU SST Consortium, CNES

  • Operational overview of the EU SST Partnership
  • Contribution of EU SST to European strategic autonomy
  • Actions taken to foster innovation and competitiveness of the industry and start-ups
  • Actions taken to exploit synergies between civil and defense in the SSA domain 
     
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    The NATO Space Identity: What is Our Unique Role Among the 32 Nation Alliance?

  • The traditional role of C2 of assigned forces
  • The likely role of deconflicting National Space Contributions supporting NATO Plans and Operations
  • Why the Blue Order of Battle for space is a challenge and what must be done about it through plans and requirements development.
  • NATO and Commercial Space Operations
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    Implementing SDA within NATO: A Resources Perspective

    Donald Bedard, Officer, Space Defence Systems, NATO

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    Joint Q+A: International SSA Cooperation & Coordination

    Dr Pascal Faucher, Chairman EU SST Consortium, CNES

    Donald Bedard, Officer, Space Defence Systems, NATO

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    12:05

    Session Reserved for Sponsor Blue Canyon Technologies

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    12:35

    Networking Lunch

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    Session Reserved for Sponsor COMSPOC

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    13:55

    US/International Collaboration Options for Space Based Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

    Donn Murray, Space Based SDA International Program Manager, Space Systems Command, USSF

  • Since 2020, the United States Space Force (USSF) has worked to establish space-based SDA sensors and develop international partner SDA collaboration opportunities
  • International collaboration will create resilient and diverse architectures for Space Domain Awareness (SDA)
  • Space based SDA allows for critical timelines to be met in threat-based scenarios 
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    Matching Allied Needs, Capacity and Capabilities with US Space Architecture

    Angela Lindemuth, Deputy Capabilities Development Division, Space Systems Command International Affairs, USSF

  • Coalition Space Architecture for resiliency and diversity
  • Adding resiliency and capability in the near term with developed partners
  • Cultivating future partners
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    Joint Q+A: US International SDA Initiatives

    Donn Murray, Space Based SDA International Program Manager, Space Systems Command, USSF

    Angela Lindemuth, Deputy Capabilities Development Division, Space Systems Command International Affairs, USSF

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    Session Reserved for Sponsor

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    15:00

    Afternoon Tea

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    SDA Satellite Characterisation at Dstl

    Alexander Agathanggelou, Senior Space Scientist, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

  • Introduction to SDA Characterisation.
  • Overview of Characterisation work at Dstl.
  • Next steps for UK SDA characterisation.
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    Developing Military SSA Capabilities at the European Defence Agency

    Nicolas Stassin

    Nicolas Stassin, Project Officer Defence in Space and Space Situational Awareness, European Defence Agency

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    Portuguese SSA Capability and Operations Update

    Captain (N) Jose Freitas, Head of Space Department, Portuguese Amed Forces General Staff

  • Autonomy and Sovereignty
  • SSA activities - Radar, Telescopes & Data Fusion
  • Future work: study of light curves, development of advanced detection methods including ML/AI
  • Expansion to Space Weather radio service
  • Sensors network expansion
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    Joint Q+A: European National and Multinational SSA Capability

    Nicolas Stassin

    Nicolas Stassin, Project Officer Defence in Space and Space Situational Awareness, European Defence Agency

    Captain (N) Jose Freitas, Head of Space Department, Portuguese Amed Forces General Staff

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    Panel: Future SDA Workforce - Data, Analytics and AI with the SDA TAP Lab

    Major Sean Allen, Chief, SDA TAP Lab, Space Systems Command (SSC)

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    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Three


    J5 & Head of Space Domain
    Swiss Armed Forces
    Commander
    Space Delta 2 (Space Domain Awareness and Space Battle Management), US Space Force
    Deputy Commander Space Forces Group
    Australian Defence Space Command, Joint Capabilities Group
    Director/Senior Materiel Leader, Space Domain Awareness Division
    Space Systems Command, USSF
    Deputy Director
    Office of Space Commerce
    Former Commander RAF Fylingdales
    Royal Air Force
    Deputy Capabilities Development Division
    Space Systems Command International Affairs, USSF
    Capability Manager
    National Space Operations Centre
    Space Based SDA International Program Manager
    Space Systems Command, USSF
    Principal Adviser & Senior Principal Engineer, Space Domain Awareness
    DSTL
    Chairman EU SST Consortium
    CNES
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    75th ISR Squadron, Space Delta 7 (ISR), US Space Force
    Executive Director
    Space Data Association
    Senior Space Scientist
    Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
    Head of Space Department
    Portuguese Amed Forces General Staff
    Project Manager, Surveillance of Space 2 Project
    Canadian Department of National Defence
    Officer, Space Defence Systems
    NATO
    Associate Professor in Astropolitics & Space Warfare
    Durham University
    Director
    China Aerospace Studies Institute, USAF
    Senior Lecturer
    Polish Air Force University
    Policy Officer & Space Threat Response DO
    Security & Defence Policy Directorate, European External Action Service
    Head of Space Weather Office
    European Space Agency
    Head of the Operations Branch
    Space Situational Awareness Centre, Italian Air & Space Operations Command
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    Project Officer Defence in Space and Space Situational Awareness
    European Defence Agency
    Office of Space & Counterspace
    Defence Intelligence Agency
    UK Space Command
    Space Weather Manager
    MET Office

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    COMSPOC Corporation delivers highly precise, accurate, timely and responsive Space Situational Awareness (SSA) capabilities to address current and emerging challenges in the space operational environment, arising from intentional threat as well as natural hazards.

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