Government calls for greater responsibility by satellite operators

COLORADO SPRINGS — Government officials say satellite operators need to take greater responsibility for safe operations of their spacecraft in increasingly congested orbits.

Speaking during a session of the 38^th Space Symposium here April 20, Richard DalBello, director of the Office of Space Commerce, said companies and organizations will need to be better able to responsibly operate their satellites given the growing number of satellites from various constellations.

“Not all operators are operating at the same level of competence,” he said, based in part on their level…