Viasat Joins the Paris Peace Forum's 'Net Zero Space' Initiative
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Viasat is the first U.S.-headquartered communications satellite operator to join the initiative, which recommends urgent action to contain and reduce the dangerous and increasing amount of debris in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) that increases the chance of collisions, threatens the safety of space operations, increases the cost of access to space by everyone and also threatens humanity's ability to benefit from outer space.
Signatories are asked to contribute tangible actions to contribute to the 'net zero' goal. As part of its contribution, Viasat published a White Paper titled, "Managing Mega-Constellation Risks in LEO," setting out the main considerations for calculating the aggregate risks associated with large LEO constellations, and developing methods to mitigate them. In the paper, Viasat is committed to developing comprehensive models....
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