Guidelines for the development of space traffic management and safety of Thailand

Abstract

The Space Technology has been dramatically a developed and grown over
a decade. As a result, the budget for satellite manufacturing and launching is significantly reduced. In contrast, the number of hyper-speed orbital space debris is continually increased. A hyper-velocity collision of space debris will lower the mission efficiency of satellites; moreover, the satellites' mission might end early. Furthermore, the fragments of satellites will become space debris that damages other active satellites in the orbital. This circumstance indicates that it is essential to define and implement the relevant policies and technologies to prevent and mitigate the risks of space debris. Therefore, the main objective of this research is to study and analyze the European and United States policy-making direction and the development of their space traffic management technology. The result of the research will be adapted to define policy and technology development plan for Thailand.

                The results of this study show that direction of Thailand's space traffic management technology development is still lacking in some important elements and requires attention from decision makers in policy level. According to this research, the guidelines for developing space traffic management technology for Thailand can be summarized as follows: 1. Setting policies, regulations, and space traffic control of Thailand 2. Expanding research plans 3. Encouraging the private sectors to conduct a business in space traffic management 4. Developing personnel capabilities in space traffic management technology. These policies will assist in promoting the safety and security of Thailand's space activities. They will support building research and development capabilities in space technology and create opportunities to promote the growth of Thailand's space industry. Finally, they will make Thailand recognized in space traffic management technology by all the nations and promote Thailand into the new space economy.