Space Traffic Management

A possible Space Traffic Management system

• can be compared with Air Traffic Control, although it deals with satellites rather than aircraft.

• would introduce both legal and 1.  measures to make operations safer.

• has not yet been established.

Challenges to creating an effective system

• Satellites are now fairly 2. , which has made them much more common.
• Some constellations may comprise 3.  of satellites.
• Satellites do not currently have to send data that allows their 4. .
• Only a limited number of methods are available for 5.  satellites.

• Very small pieces of debris can be hard to detect.

• Operators may withhold details when satellites are used for 6.  or commercial purposes.
• Establishing an object's exact 7.  at a particular moment can be difficult.
• Scientists must rely on a 8.  of the satellite's future path.

Possible solutions

• Countries should agree on shared standards for presenting information.

• All the information needs to be held together in one 9. .
• A coordinated system should inspire 10.  among its users.