Abstract: A Space Traffic Management (STM) system comprising a Space Traffic Management System Service Supplier (S3) interface for sending a space conjunction request to a Conjunction Assessment Supplier (CAS) interface, and a Space Situational Awareness Supplier (SSA) interface for receiving and fulfilling space object data requests. The system further comprising the Conjunction Assessment Supplier (CAS) interface for receiving the space conjunction request from the S3 interface, requesting and receiving the space object data from the SSA interface, and generating and sending a conjunction data message to the S3 interface. The system enables coordination of an automated service for spacecraft owner operators to anticipate and avoid a space traffic conjunction using the conjunction data message.

Abstract: Identifying geographical locations suitable for a vertiport. Suitability factors across a geographical area are identified for consideration including, without limitation, noise, zoning, transit stations, fire stations, and hospitals. The suitability factors have suitability values that are based on characteristics, including location-based suitability values (i.e., proximity to mass transit stations), level-based suitability values (i.e., noise levels), and characteristic-based suitability values (i.e., residential zoning). The vertiport assessment system divides the geographical area into subregions, identifies a set of candidate vertiport locations using suitability values, weights for scaling the impact of the suitability factor, and identifies a particular subregion as a candidate location if a composite value exceeds a threshold value. The candidate subregions are shown on a user interface map overlay in a color-coded gradient that reflects the composite values for a subregion.