Space Situational Awareness Programme

ESA’s completed 2009–2019 programme that developed European capability to monitor the space environment and assess hazards from orbital debris, space weather, and near-Earth objects. SSA established the foundations for surveillance, tracking, space-weather, and NEO services that were subsequently carried forward through ESA’s Space Safety Programme.

Identity

Aliases: SSA ProgrammeSpace Situational Awareness (SSA) ProgrammeSSA
Domains: spaceflight
Name: Space Situational Awareness Programme
Status: completed
Types: researchdevelopmentoperationsinfrastructure

Details

Description: ESA’s completed 2009–2019 programme that developed European capability to monitor the space environment and assess hazards from orbital debris, space weather, and near-Earth objects. SSA established the foundations for surveillance, tracking, space-weather, and NEO services that were subsequently carried forward through ESA’s Space Safety Programme.
End Date: 2019
Leads
Participants: -
Start Date: 2009

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Creation Time: August 13, 2026 at 11:21:40 UTC
Updated Time: August 13, 2026 at 11:21:40 UTC

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Official Urls: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2012/11/Space_Situational_Awareness_programmehttps://www.esa.int/About_Us/Ministerial_Council_2016/Space_Safety_Space_Traffic_Management_Programmeshttps://swe.ssa.esa.int/en/space-weather-and-space-safety-programme