Marco Ferrazzani

European Space Agency

European outlook for safety

and security in space

IFRI BXL 27 November 2018FRIIF

• Space safety and security in DG’s Proposal, Action Item 1.c

• OBJECTIVE 5 F

WELCOMES the Director General’s proposal (ESA/C-M(2016)1)

and in particular:

(f) RECOGNISES that space technology and derived services

contribute to providing solutions to security challenges and

INVITES the Director General to establish a strategy

concerning ESA space security activities, in coordination

with its Member States and other national and European actors;

Development of an ESA Space Safety initiative laid out in Res4

and IMM18 Res2 mandating the DG to prepare content for the Space Safety

and Security Pillar approved by Ministers for approval at Space19+

CM16 Mandate for Space Safety and Security

IMM 18 25th October ESAC

• DG’s Proposal “A United Europe in Space”

• Resolution on ESA’s role and appropriate relations

between the European Space Agency and the

European Union

• Resolution providing strategic guidelines for the

preparation of the Agency programmes and

activities

Programmatic context

In response to the mandate given by Ministers

- to work towards the goals of Europe in space: EC-ESA Joint

Statement Oct 2016;

- respond to the vision and contribute to the goal of Space Safety,

securing the desired outcomes and long-term roles;

- to place Europe in a global context both as a leader as well as a

reliable partner, avoiding duplications, but adding significant value to

the field;

- to advance priority technologies and ensure overall robustness

and balance of the mission and activity roadmap.

Space Safety and Security

Cybersecurity

exclusively peaceful purposes

Space Safety Safety and Security

Applications

Maritime

Food

Space Safety and Security

Disaster

Management

Safety and Security Applications

– several programmes

QKD

Space Safety

– a single programme

Cybersecurity of all activities

SWE

Planetary

Defence

Debris

Collision avoidance

autonomy

in Space from Space

exclusively peaceful purposes

„shareholder“ „customer/partner“

„contractor/supplier“

„stakeholder“

SPACE 4.0

Diversity of roles ESA: Agency and

partner, broker, mediator, facilitator and enabler

+ industrial partner

• improving competitiveness

• facilitating technological leaps

• sharing investments

• sharing risks

Telecommunication Earth observation Launcher IAP Exploration Space Safety …

Diversity of instruments

Diversity of roles

Space Safety Protection of our planet, humanity,

and assets in space and on Earth from dangers

originating in Space

Request for

Information

In Orbit Servicing/Debris removal

Mega Constellations

Vision …by 2030 Europe...

Space Weather capability to protect sensitive space

and ground infrastructure

Debris and Cleanspace – a vibrant space traffic –

monitored and safe with autonomous

systems free from causing damage and

EoL measures

Planetary Defence early warnings for asteroids > 40 m

~3 wks in advance; deflect asteroids

<1 km, known > 2 yrs in advance

part of a global international effort

Threat

Detection and

Analysis

Prevention

– Protection –

Mitigation

Responding

Crisis Mgmt –

Recovery

Possible Activities

Data – sharing &

assets (existing and

new)

Data info –

capabilities for E2E

modelling,…

Technological

advancements for

protection/prevention

Exploitation of information gained

(i.e. services – pre-dev. to operational)*

Specific remediation

actions*

* high commercial potential

to advance priority technologies and ensure overall robustness and

balance of the mission and activity roadmap

Space Debris and Clean Space

Debris Threat Detection and Analysis

• Sensor technologies

• Data processing

• Space-based observations

• Risk models: on-orbit & re-entry

Debris Impact Mitigation and Protection

• Applications

• Collision Avoidance Automation

• Cleanspace technology development

Debris Remediation

• In-orbit servicing/debris removal

SWE Threat Detection and Analysis

• SWE Mission – operational* – to

Lagrange 5

• Smallsats, hosted payloads

• SWE instrumentation

• Networking of SWE assets

• SWE modelling

SWE Impact Mitigation and Protection

• SWE services and applications

• (Pre)-operational services

Space Weather

L5

L1

NEO Threat Detection and Analysis

• NEO observations

• NEO sensors development

• Networking of assets

NEO Impact Mitigation and Protection

• Asteroid mission for validation of kinetic

impactor technique and for knowdledge

• NEO applications and services

• Further deflection techniques

•

Planetary Defence