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U.S., Australia Sign Space Situational Awareness Agreement

Friday, April 26th, 2013

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The United States and Australia signed the first memorandum of understanding (MoU) permitting an advanced exchange of Space Situational Awareness (SSA) data, according to the Defense Department. SSA exchanges will assist partners with activities such as launch support, maneuver planning, support for on-orbit anomaly resolution, electromagnetic interference reporting and investigation, support for launch anomalies de-commissioning activities and on-orbit conjunction assessments. “Many nations share the space domain and it is in our best interest to create an environment where the sharing…

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