Those Space People

Harleen takes us into the world of astrodynamics and talks about her work at Okapi and her astronomy research. She elaborates on how objects are tracked in space, what data sources are used and how their trajectories are predicted. She explains the various aspects of the umbrella term - space situational awareness which has lately been a part of every space conversation. She also emphasizes the need to act right now towards mitigating the space debris problem. Being a linguaphile, Harleen shares her experiences of working across Switzerland, France and Germany and narrates some funny stories along the way.

Show Notes

Harleen Kaur Mann is an astrodynamics and Space Surveillance & Tracking expert with Okapi orbits which is a Germany based SAAS startup offering collision avoidance software for satellites. She has a background in aerospace engineering and a PhD in astronomy. Harleen is currently based in Brunswick, Germany.

What is Those Space People?

A podcast series of casual cosmic conversations with people working on all things space.

Listen to all the episodes here --> https://thosespacepeople.transistor.fm/episodes