Satellite Industry Association Releases Statement Regarding Russian Anti-Satellite Test

Washington, D.C., November 19, 2021 – The Satellite Industry Association today issued the following statement regarding the Russian anti-satellite test that took place earlier this week.

“SIA and its members are committed to space sustainability.  SIA strongly disapproves of the intentional creation of orbital debris by the November 15, 2021 Russian anti-satellite test which creates undue risk for everyone in this globally shared space environment. The satellite industry looks forward to continuing to work with governments around the world to address this event and other space sustainability issues in the near term.”

SIA has released of a set of Principles of Space Safety, drafted to help minimize the intentional creation of orbital debris and protect freedom of use and long-term access to space by ensuring safe flight operations for satellites, human spacecraft and other space missions. A copy of the principles is available HERE.

About The Satellite Industry Association

SIA is a U.S.-based trade association providing representation of the leading satellite operators, service providers, manufacturers, launch services providers, and ground equipment suppliers. For more than two decades, SIA has advocated on behalf of the U.S. satellite industry on policy, regulatory, and legislative issues affecting the satellite business. For more information, visit www.sia.org.

SIA Executive Members include: Amazon; The Boeing Company; DIRECTV; EchoStar Corporation; HawkEye 360; Intelsat S.A.; Iridium Communications Inc.; Kratos Defense & Security Solutions; Ligado Networks; Lockheed Martin Corporation; OneWeb; Planet; SES Americom, Inc.; Space Exploration Technologies Corp.; Spire Global Inc.; and Viasat Inc. SIA Associate Members include: ABS US Corp.; Amazon Web Services; Artel, LLC; AST & Science; Astranis Space Technologies Corp.; Blue Origin; Eutelsat America Corp.; ExoAnalytic Solutions; Hughes; Inmarsat, Inc.; Kymeta Corporation; Leonardo DRS; Lynk; Omnispace; OneWeb Technologies; Ovzon; Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Peraton; SpaceLink; Telesat Canada; ULA; UltiSat and XTAR, LLC. SIA Affiliate Members include: The Aerospace Corporation; ARA; Aurora Insight; COMSAT; Davis Wright Tremaine; Envistacom, LLC; Genus Group; Hogan Lovells; Integrasys LLC, Kaman Precision Products; Kencast; Keysight Technologies, Inc.; Media Broadcast Satellite; Orange Business Services; Plexus Corp; Sheppard Mullin; Skylo Technologies and Wiley