Centre for Space Domain Awareness (CSDA)

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Research activities within the CSDA aim to address a variety of SDA problems, including:</p> <ul> <li>the timely acquisition of precise datasets to detect, track and/or characterise objects in orbit;</li> <li>the fusion of physical and human-based information for improved object tracking;</li> <li>the modelling and prediction of space weather, and the quantification of associated risk.</li> </ul> <h3><img src="website_banner.jpg" alt="CSDA supporters" align="left" border="0" /></h3> </div><div class="boxstyle_ box3"> <h3>A growing problem...</h3> <p>Over the past six decades, a population of orbital debris has accumulated in near-Earth space. Abandoned spacecraft, rocket bodies and fragments from explosions and collisions coexist in orbit with the active satellites we rely on. With large constellations of satellites licensed for launch, and vast quantities of debris still invisible to the current generation of surveillance networks, the challenges facing SDA are numerous.</p> <p>Two regions are of particular concern. Low Earth orbit (LEO) plays host to the most densely populated orbital bands, as well as the International Space Station. Certain parts of the LEO region are thought to be on the cusp of triggering the so-called "Kessler Syndrome", a runaway process whereby a collision generates fragments that seed further collisions, and so on. The geosynchronous (GSO) region, situated at a much higher altitude above the Equator, has a limited number of orbital slots, and is known to contain a population of faint, poorly characterised debris.</p> </div><div class="boxstyle_ box2"> <h3><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/csda/news/">Latest News</a></h3> <p>Updates on CSDA research, outreach and opportunities.</p> <section class="newsSchedule"> <section class="newsItems"> <h2><time datetime="2024-12-17" class="date spaceAfterDate">Tue 17 Dec '24</time></h2> <article class="newsItem expanded"> <a class="url" href="https://youtu.be/EdCtkMa52TM" title="Click for more information"> <h3 class="title">Recording from latest GNOSIS Connect Webinar now available online</h3> </a> <section class="inline-abstract"> <p>The recording from the latest GNOSIS Connect webinar, delivered by Prof. Ingo Waldmann (Spaceflux), is now available via the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxHHj2ToUSLuq3VxD7hjAuZXSXueIMaox" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="background-color: #ffffff;">GNOSIS YouTube channel<i class='new-window-link' aria-hidden='true' title='Link opens in a new window'></i><span class='sr-only'>Link opens in a new window</span></a>.</p> </section> </article> </section> <section class="newsItems"> <h2><time datetime="2024-11-15" class="date spaceAfterDate">Fri 15 Nov '24</time></h2> <article class="newsItem"> <a class="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxHHj2ToUSLuq3VxD7hjAuZXSXueIMaox" title="Click for more information"> <h3 class="title">Recordings from GNOSIS24 Conference now available online</h3> </a> </article> </section> <section class="newsItems"> <h2><time datetime="2024-09-23" class="date spaceAfterDate">Mon 23 Sept '24</time></h2> <article class="newsItem"> <a class="url" href="https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/news/?newsItem=8ac672c591fdee8101920e89794d7d98" title="Click for more information"> <h3 class="title">21 years of the Warwick Astronomy & Astrophysics Group</h3> </a> </article> </section> </section> </div> </div></div> <div class="column-2"><div class="column-2-content"> <table class="table table-striped table-bordered table-hover "> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>-CSDA-</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/csda/about_us/" rel="noopener">About Us</a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/csda/events/" rel="noopener">Events</a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/csda/gnosis/" rel="noopener">GNOSIS</a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/csda/news/" rel="noopener">News</a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/csda/people/" rel="noopener">People</a></strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table><h3><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/csda/events/">Upcoming Events</a></h3><p>A calendar of CSDA/relevant events.</p> <section class="calendarSchedule"> <section class="events"> <h2><time datetime="2025-09-16" class="date spaceAfterDate">Tue 16 Sept '25 </time></h2> <article> <time datetime="2025-09-16T00:00:00" class="time"> </time><a class="url" href="https://amostech.com/" title="Maui, Hawaii"><h3 class="title">AMOSTECH Conference</h3></a></article> </section> </section> <h4>Past Events</h4> <section class="calendarSchedule"> <section class="events"> <h2><time datetime="2025-02-05" class="date spaceAfterDate">Wed 05 Feb '25 </time></h2> <article> <time datetime="2025-02-05T12:30:00" class="time"> 12:30: </time><a class="url" href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gnosis-connect-webinar-tickets-1139922862969?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_campaign=GNOSIS+News+and+Events&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter" title="12:30pm - 1pm - Virtual"><h3 class="title">GNOSIS Connect Webinar: Gaia Roncalli</h3></a></article> </section> <section class="events"> <h2><time datetime="2025-01-09" class="date spaceAfterDate">Thu 09 Jan '25 </time></h2> <article> <time datetime="2025-01-09T12:30:00" class="time"> 12:30: </time><a class="url" href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gnosis-connect-webinar-tickets-1122714732989?aff=oddtdtcreator" title="12:30pm - 1pm - Virtual"><h3 class="title">GNOSIS Connect Webinar: Martin Coleman</h3></a></article> </section> <section class="events"> <h2><time datetime="2024-12-09" class="date spaceAfterDate">Mon 09 Dec '24 </time></h2> <article> <time datetime="2024-12-09T12:00:00" class="time"> 12:00: </time><a class="url" href="https://youtu.be/EdCtkMa52TM" title="12pm - 12:30pm"><h3 class="title">GNOSIS Connect Webinar: Ingo Waldmann</h3></a></article> </section> </section> </div></div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="id7-page-footer id7-footer-coloured"> <div class="id7-site-footer"> <div class="id7-site-footer-content"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-3"> <h3><a href="/fac/sci/physics/contact/">Contact us</a> </h3> </div> <div class="col-md-3"><img src="https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/athena_swan_silver_transparent1002.png" alt="Athena Swan Silver award logo" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" border="0" /></div> <div class="col-md-3"><img src="https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/iop_junochampion_logo_400px.png" alt="Institute of Physics Juno Champion award logo" border="0" /></div> <div style="text-align: right;" class="col-md-3 brand-text text-right"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/warwickuniversity/" aria-label="Warwick University on Facebook" style="background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 1.6rem;"><span class="sr-only">Warwick on Facebook</span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/WarwickPhysics" aria-label="Warwick Physics on Twitter"><em class="fa fa-twitter fa-3x fa-fw"></em></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/warwickuniversity/" aria-label="Warwick University on Facebook"><em class="fa fa-facebook fa-3x fa-fw"></em></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="id7-app-footer"> <div class="id7-logo-bleed"></div> <div class="id7-app-footer-content"> <div id="page-footer-elements" class="nofollow clearfix page-footer-elements"> Page contact: <a id="email-owner-link" href="/sitebuilder2/api/ajax/emailOwner.htm?page=%2Ffac%2Fsci%2Fphysics%2Fresearch%2Fastro%2Fcsda" class="no-print-expand" aria-controls="email-page-owner" title="Send an email to James Blake" rel="nofollow">James Blake</a> <br> Last revised: Sun 5 Jan 2025 </div> <div id="email-page-owner" class="hidden"> </div> <div class="id7-footer-utility"> <ul> <li id="powered-by-link"> Powered by <a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder" title="More information about SiteBuilder">Sitebuilder</a> </li> <li id="accessibility-link"><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/accessibility" title="Accessibility information [0]" accesskey="0">Accessibility</a></li> <li id="cookies-link"><a href="http://warwick.ac.uk/cookies" title="Information about cookies">Cookies</a></li> <li id="copyright-link"><a href="http://warwick.ac.uk/copyright" title="Copyright Statement">© MMXXV</a></li> <li id="modern-slavery-link"><a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/modernslavery">Modern Slavery Statement</a></li> <li id="privacy-link"><a href="http://warwick.ac.uk/privacy" title="Privacy notice">Privacy</a></li> <li id="terms-link"><a href="http://warwick.ac.uk/terms/general" title="Terms of use">Terms</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <div id="university-vacancies-link"> <a class="btn btn-info" href="https://warwick.ac.uk/vacancies">Work with us</a> </div> </div> </footer> </div> <div class="id7-right-border"></div> <aside id="cookie-banner"> <div class="container"> <h2>Let us know you agree to cookies</h2> <form id="cookiePreferenceForm" action="/sitebuilder2/user/cookiepreference?returnTo=%2Ffac%2Fsci%2Fphysics%2Fresearch%2Fastro%2Fcsda%2F" method="POST"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-4"> <p class="cookie-description">We use cookies to give you the best online experience. 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