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Agenda and Presentations

Tuesday, June 28, 2022
8:30 am – 2:45 pm EDT

(Available slide presentations can be found under each session)

8:30am - 12:05pm EDT (UTC-4)

Morning Session: Global Perspectives on Astronomy and Satellites

Session Chair: Dianne Poster, NIST, NOAA Office of Space Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce

8:30 - 8:35am EDT (UTC-4)

Welcome

Dianne Poster, NIST, NOAA Office of Space Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce

8:35 - 8:45am EDT (UTC-4)

Introductory Remarks

Mr. Richard DalBello, Director, Office of Space Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

8:45 - 9:00am EDT (UTC-4)

Opening Keynote: Sustainability of Satellite Operations

Simonetta Di Pippo, Former Director, United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs

9:00 - 9:20am EDT (UTC-4)

Astronomy Perspective I - Impacts on Observational Science

Available presentation slides:

Richard Green, UAZ (PDF)

Richard Green, Assistant Director for Government Relations, Steward Observatory University of Arizona

9:20 - 9:40am EDT (UTC-4)

Astronomy Perspectives II- Measures and Testing Needs

Available presentation slides:

Pat Seitzer, UM (PDF)

Pat Seitzer, Research Professor (Emeritus), Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan

9:40 - 10:10am EDT (UTC-4)

United States Standards Development and Industry Engagement

Available slide presentations:

Gordon Gillerman, NIST (PDF)

Gordon Gillerman, Director, Standards Coordination Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce

10:10 - 10:20am EDT (UTC-4)

Break

10:20 - 10:50am EDT (UTC-4)

Industry Session: IAU Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference Industry and Technology Hub Overview

Available presentation slides:

Chris Hofer, Amazon Project Kuiper (PDF)

Chris Hofer, International Team Lead - Regulatory Affairs, Amazon Project Kuiper

Discussion, time for moderated Q&A by the Session Chair

Moderator(s)

Julie Davis, John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellow, American Astronomy Society

10:50 - 11:45am EDT (UTC-4)

Measurements of Materials Brightness - Research and Development Perspectives

Available slide presentations:

Heather Patrick, NIST (PDF)

Jeremy Tregloan-Reed (PDF)

Moderator(s)

Therese Jones, Satellite Industry Association

Speaker(s)

Heather Patrick, Sensor Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce

Jeremy Tregloan-Reed, Optical and NIR Reflective Brightness Measurements of Low Earth Orbit satellites, from a Global Observing Network, Institute of Astronomy and Planetary science of the University of Atacama, Chile

Discussion, time for moderated Q&A

11:45am - 12:30pm EDT (UTC-4)

Break

12:30 - 2:40pm EDT (UTC-4)

Afternoon Session: Example Science and Technology for Brightness Mitigation

Session Chair: Susana Deustua, NIST, U.S. Department of Commerce

12:30 - 12:45pm EDT (UTC-4)

Introduction to the Open Architecture Data Repository and Location Data

Available slide presentations:

Mark Mulholland, DOC (PDF)

Mark Mulholland, DOC

12:45 - 1:10pm EDT (UTC-4)

Measurement Science Supporting Position Data and Orbital Prediction

Available slide presentations:

Dr. Mark Skinner, Aerospace Corp (PDF)

Dr. Mark A. Skinner, Senior Project Leader for Space Traffic Management, Federal Programs, The Aerospace Corporation

1:10 - 1:25pm EDT (UTC-4)

Discussion led by Session Chair

1:25 - 2:25pm EDT (UTC-4)

Closing Industry Panel - Design Strategies for Brightness Mitigation

This panel will feature invited satellite constellation operators to discuss approaches and techniques for brightness mitigation, that includes star shades and coating technologies, from a commercial LEO perspective.

Available presentation slides:

Ruth Pritchard-Kelly, OneWeb (PDF)

Erwin Hudson, Telesat (PDF)

Dan Oltrogge, COMSPOC (PDF)

David Goldstein, SpaceX (PDF)

Speaker(s)

Ruth Pritchard-Kelly, Senior Advisor for Regulatory & Space Policy, OneWeb

Mr. Erwin Hudson, Vice President, Lightspeed Systems Operations, Telesat

Mr. Dan Oltrogge, Director, Integrated Operations and Research, COMSPOC Corporation

Chris Hofer, International Team Lead - Regulatory Affairs, Amazon Project Kuiper

David Goldstein (Colonel., U.S. Air Force, Ret.), Principal Engineer, SpaceX

Moderator(s)

Ashley Vanderley, Senior Advisor for Facilities, Division of Astronomical Sciences, National Science Foundation

2:25 - 2:45pm EDT (UTC-4)

Closing Remarks on Opportunities for Engagement

Available presentation slides:

Connie Walker, IAUCPS (PDF)

Connie Walker, Co-Director at the International Astronomical Union’s (IAU) Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference (CPS) and Scientist at the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) NOIRLab

Dianne Poster, NIST, NOAA Office of Space Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce