Jisda joins hands with Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) and partners to discuss safety and space security. Enhance the capability of surveillance from space threats for Thailand.
16 Sept. 20 – At Centara Grand Central Plaza Bangkok, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, or TSU by Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA)
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Together with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute or KARI and the Space Safety and Security Working Network, organize a seminar for Thailand Space Safety and Security to share ideas and experiences about working in space safety.
Dr. Nattawat Hongkanjanakul, spokesman for Jisda and director of the Office of Space Technology Development, said that Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s space industry trends indicate that 80 countries around the world It has its own satellite orbiting in space.
The Union of Concerned Scientists also stated that There are 3,372 satellites currently in operation in space, most of them Low Earth Orbit: LEO, while SpaceX’s Starlink project is likely to send more than 12,000 satellites into orbit this year.
From the forecast, it was found that Much of the space junk causes satellite collision accidents and is on the rise. due to the low cost of sending satellites into orbit have lower cost This makes the number of space objects tend to increase dramatically.
Consequently, the issue of Space Traffic Management (STM) and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) is a challenge and an urgent matter in many countries around the world. Including Thailand must pay great attention to
especially space objects in low-Earth orbit. This includes the Thai Earth observation satellite, Thai Chot. and two more satellites to be launched into space in early 2023, THEOS-2 and THEOS-2A.
Dr. Nattawat added that over the past several years, it can be seen that neighboring countries have had many space activities. especially sending satellites with launching rockets And Thailand is one of the countries with a high risk of falling rocket parts. Because it is a route through the delivery of rockets.
In the past, Jisda and related agencies have been notified about such incidents frequently. Each time has always caused concern to the people. or even the event that the Tiangong Space Station crashed to Earth in 2018
Although at that time, Thailand was likely to be affected by only 0.01%. The latest event, the longmarch 5B rocket that fell back into the world, is likely to fall into Thailand as well, although the chances are slim. But it created a panic among the people, not least as well.
A Jisda spokesman added that it is time for Thailand to realize and focus more on managing space safety. So Jisda has partnered with KARI and the Space Safety and Security Operations Network.
To exchange useful ideas from experts and people with experience working in space safety and security both at home and abroad. So that we can continue to formulate policies and plans for surveillance and management of space traffic for Thailand.
To prevent and reduce the impact on safety in life and property of the people After this, the opinions obtained from the discussion will be used to study and find additional issues. for further formulation of national policy