{"id":57154,"date":"2021-07-09T00:08:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T16:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/inmarsats-new-ceo-targets-congested-leo-environment-during-uk-speech\/"},"modified":"2021-07-09T00:08:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T16:08:01","slug":"inmarsats-new-ceo-targets-congested-leo-environment-during-uk-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/inmarsats-new-ceo-targets-congested-leo-environment-during-uk-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Inmarsat\u2019s New CEO Targets \u2018Congested\u2019 LEO Environment During UK Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inmarsat<\/strong>\u2018s new CEO Rajeev Suri urged the space industry to achieve a \u201cNet Zero\u201d space sustainability equivalent and address what he called \u201cthe ever more congested Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)\u201d during a July 8 speech at the UK Space Comm event in Farnborough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNet Zero\u201d is a reference to an environmental initiative to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>In one of his first public appearances since joining Inmarsat in February, Suri, a Singaporean business executive and former CEO of <strong>Nokia<\/strong>, told the event\u2019s attendees that achieving space sustainability would be a top priority for the operator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot drive space growth in an unsustainable way,\u201d said Suri. \u201cWe are committed to space sustainability at Inmarsat. I know that many of you are as well. I would urge that we all come together, with the support of the U.K. government, to ensure that this issue is addressed seriously and consistently in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Suri said that achieving \u201cNet Zero\u201d in space would require: improved tracking and data sharing between space operators; the implementation of operational norms of behavior (referring to recent suggestions by <strong>U.S. Space Force<\/strong> Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt); and increased regulatory focus on the environmental impact of LEO satellites re-entering the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Inmarsat, headquartered in London, is a founding member of the <strong>Space Data Association<\/strong>, which works with other satellite operators to share critical data on satellite positions and movements. Many of Inmarsat\u2019s competitors operate in LEO, or have constellations planned for the future.<\/p>\n<p>Suri also used his speech to urge the U.K. space industry to broaden and deepen its national supply chain to ensure long-term health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[We should]\u2026 ensure procurement decisions across industry and government broaden and deepen the supply chain,\u201d said Suri. \u201cThe U.K. should choose flagship projects that drive implementation of a national strategy where there is a clear intersection with other priority sectors. For example, consider the often-discussed national Position Navigation and Timing program. It would increase resilience, reduce reliance on existing, ageing, non-sovereign systems, support domestic jobs and innovation and help meet the requirements of our allies. From our perspective it is absolutely indispensable to the country\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inmarsat\u2018s new CEO Rajeev Suri urged the space industry to achieve a \u201cNet Zero\u201d space sustainability equivalent and address what he called \u201cthe ever more congested Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)\u201d during a July 8 speech at the UK Space Comm event in Farnborough. \u201cNet Zero\u201d is a reference to an environmental initiative to achieve net-zero carbon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57157,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57154"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}