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A space traffic management device installed in a space traffic management system in which space traffic management devices installed respectively in a space object business device that manages a specific space object, a collision avoidance assistance business device that assists avoidance of a collision between space objects in outer space, and a satellite constellation business device that manages a satellite constellation composed of a plurality of satellites are connected with a communication line that is kept secret with a common cryptographic key, each of the space traffic management devices including a database and a server,

• wherein the database records non-public orbit information of the specific space object that is received from the space object business device via the communication line that is kept secret and orbit information or flight region information of a satellite group of a satellite constellation that is acquired from the satellite constellation business device, and
• wherein the server includes
• processing circuitry to
• analyze an orbit of the specific space object, and
• when it is foreseen that the specific space object will intrude into an orbital altitude region where the satellite group of the satellite constellation flies, notify a satellite constellation business operator of an intrusion alert and the non-public orbit information of the specific space object via the communication line that is kept secret.

A space traffic management method of a space traffic management system in which space traffic management devices installed respectively in a space object business device that manages a specific space object, a collision avoidance assistance business device that assists avoidance of a collision between space objects in outer space, and a satellite constellation business device that manages a satellite constellation composed of a plurality of satellites are connected with a communication line that is kept secret with a common cryptographic key, each of the space traffic management devices including a database and a server,

• wherein the database included in the space traffic management device of the collision avoidance assistance business device records non-public orbit information of the specific space object that is received from the space object business device via the communication line that is kept secret and orbit information or flight region information of a satellite group of a satellite constellation that is acquired from the satellite constellation business device,
• wherein the server included in the space traffic management device of the collision avoidance assistance business device analyzes an orbit of the specific space object, and when it is foreseen that the specific space object will intrude into an orbital altitude region where the satellite group of the satellite constellation flies, notifies a satellite constellation business operator of an intrusion alert and the non-public orbit information of the specific space object via the communication line that is kept secret, and
• wherein the server included in the space traffic management device of the satellite constellation business device analyzes a collision between the specific space object and an individual satellite in the satellite group of the satellite constellation, and plans a collision avoidance countermeasure when a collision is foreseen.

A collision avoidance assistance business device of a space traffic management system in which space traffic management devices installed respectively in a space object business device that manages a specific space object, the collision avoidance assistance business device that assists avoidance of a collision between space objects in outer space, and a satellite constellation business device that manages a satellite constellation composed of a plurality of satellites are connected with a communication line that is kept secret with a common cryptographic key, each of the space traffic management devices including a database and a server,

• wherein the database included in the space traffic management device of the collision avoidance assistance business device records non-public orbit information of the specific space object that is received from the space object business device via the communication line that is kept secret and orbit information or flight region information of a satellite group of a satellite constellation that is acquired from the satellite constellation business device, and
• wherein the server included in the space traffic management device of the collision avoidance assistance business device includes
• processing circuitry to
• analyze an orbit of the specific space object, and
• when it is foreseen that the specific space object will intrude into an orbital altitude region where the satellite group of the satellite constellation flies, notify a satellite constellation business operator of an intrusion alert and the non-public orbit information of the specific space object via the communication line that is kept secret.

A space traffic management system in which space traffic management devices installed respectively in a space object business device that manages a specific space object, a collision avoidance assistance business device that assists avoidance of a collision between space objects in outer space, and a mega-constellation business device that manages a mega-constellation, which is a satellite constellation composed of 100 or more satellites, are connected with a communication line, each of the space traffic management devices including a database and a server,

• wherein the space traffic management devices of the space object business device and the collision avoidance assistance business device are connected with a communication line that is kept secret with a common cryptographic key,
• wherein the database of the space traffic management device of the collision avoidance assistance business device records non-public orbit information of the specific space object that is received from the space object business device via the communication line that is kept secret and orbit information or flight region information of a mega-constellation satellite group that is acquired from the mega-constellation business device,
• wherein the server of the space traffic management device of the collision avoidance assistance business device includes
• a phase of analyzing an orbit of the specific space object,
• a phase of, when it is foreseen that the specific space object will intrude into an orbital altitude region where the mega-constellation satellite group flies, determining at least one representative satellite from the mega-constellation satellite group that flies at a same orbital altitude, and acquiring quasi-real-time high-precision orbit information, which is a predicted value of an orbit of the representative satellite, and an orbit information relative value of a constituent satellite other than the representative satellite, the orbit information relative value being a value relative to the quasi-real-time high-precision orbit information of the representative satellite, and
• a phase of analyzing a collision between the specific space object and an individual satellite in the mega-constellation satellite group, and
• wherein the server of the space traffic management device of the space object business device includes
• a phase of creating a collision avoidance action plan when a collision is foreseen.

A collision avoidance assistance business device of a space traffic management system in which space traffic management devices installed respectively in a space object business device that manages a specific space object, the collision avoidance assistance business device that assists avoidance of a collision between space objects in outer space, and a mega-constellation business device that manages a mega-constellation, which is a satellite constellation composed of 100 or more satellites, are connected with a communication line, each of the space traffic management devices including a database and a server,

• wherein the space traffic management devices of the space object business device and the collision avoidance assistance business device are connected with a communication line that is kept secret with a common cryptographic key,
• wherein the database of the space traffic management device of the collision avoidance assistance business device records non-public orbit information of the specific space object that is received from the space object business device via the communication line that is kept secret and orbit information or flight region information of a mega-constellation satellite group that is acquired from the mega-constellation business device, and
• wherein the server of the space traffic management device of the collision avoidance assistance business device includes
• a phase of analyzing an orbit of the specific space object,
• a phase of, when it is foreseen that the specific space object will intrude into an orbital altitude region where the mega-constellation satellite group flies, determining at least one representative satellite from the mega-constellation satellite group that flies at a same orbital altitude, and acquiring quasi-real-time high-precision orbit information, which is a predicted value of an orbit of the representative satellite, and an orbit information relative value of a constituent satellite other than the representative satellite, the orbit information relative value being a value relative to the quasi-real-time high-precision orbit information of the representative satellite, and
• a phase of analyzing a collision between the specific space object and an individual satellite in the mega-constellation satellite group.

A space traffic management method of a space traffic management system in which space traffic management devices installed respectively in a space object business device that manages a specific space object, a collision avoidance assistance business device that assists avoidance of a collision between space objects in outer space, and a mega-constellation business device that manages a mega-constellation, which is a satellite constellation composed of 100 or more satellites, are connected with a communication line, each of the space traffic management devices including a database and a server,

• wherein the space traffic management devices of the space object business device and the collision avoidance assistance business device are connected with a communication line that is kept secret with a common cryptographic key,
• wherein the database of the space traffic management device of the collision avoidance assistance business device records non-public orbit information of the specific space object that is received from the space object business device via the communication line that is kept secret and orbit information or flight region information of a mega-constellation satellite group that is acquired from the mega-constellation business device,
• wherein the server of the space traffic management device of the collision avoidance assistance business device analyzes an orbit of the specific space object,
• determines at least one representative satellite from the mega-constellation satellite group that flies at a same orbital altitude when it is foreseen that the specific space object will intrude into an orbital altitude region where the mega-constellation satellite group flies, and acquires quasi-real-time high-precision orbit information, which is a predicted value of an orbit of the representative satellite, and an orbit information relative value of a constituent satellite other than the representative satellite, the orbit information relative value being a value relative to the quasi-real-time high-precision orbit information of the representative satellite, and
• analyzes a collision between the specific space object and an individual satellite in the mega-constellation satellite group, and
• wherein the server of the space traffic management device of the space object business device creates a collision avoidance action plan when a collision is foreseen.

A space traffic management system in which space traffic management devices installed respectively in a space object business device that manages a specific space object, a collision avoidance assistance business device that assists avoidance of a collision between space objects in outer space, and a mega-constellation business device that manages a mega-constellation, which is a satellite constellation composed of 100 or more satellites, are connected with a communication line that is kept secret with a common cryptographic key, each of the space traffic management devices including a database and a server,

• wherein the database included in the space traffic management device of the collision avoidance assistance business device records non-public orbit information of the specific space object that is received from the space object business device via the communication line that is kept secret and orbit information or flight region information of a mega-constellation satellite group that is acquired from the mega-constellation business device,
• wherein the server included in the space traffic management device of the collision avoidance assistance business device includes
• a phase of analyzing an orbit of the specific space object,
• a phase of, when it is foreseen that the specific space object will intrude into an orbital altitude region where the mega-constellation satellite group flies, determining at least one representative satellite from the mega-constellation satellite group that flies at a same orbital altitude, and acquiring quasi-real-time high-precision orbit information, which is a predicted value of an orbit of the representative satellite, and an orbit information relative value of a constituent satellite other than the representative satellite, the orbit information relative value being a value relative to the quasi-real-time high-precision orbit information of the representative satellite,
• a phase of analyzing a collision between the specific space object and an individual satellite in the mega-constellation satellite group, and
• a phase of, when a collision is foreseen, notifying a mega-constellation business operator of a collision alert and the non-public orbit information of the specific space object via the communication line that is kept secret, and
• wherein the server included in the space traffic management device of the mega-constellation business device includes
• a phase of planning a collision avoidance countermeasure.

A collision avoidance assistance business device of a space traffic management system in which space traffic management devices installed respectively in a space object business device that manages a specific space object, the collision avoidance assistance business device that assists avoidance of a collision between space objects in outer space, and a mega-constellation business device that manages a mega-constellation, which is a satellite constellation composed of 100 or more satellites, are connected with a communication line that is kept secret with a common cryptographic key, each of the space traffic management devices including a database and a server,

• wherein the database included in the space traffic management device of the collision avoidance assistance business device records non-public orbit information of the specific space object that is received from the space object business device via the communication line that is kept secret and orbit information or flight region information of a mega-constellation satellite group that is acquired from the mega-constellation business device, and
• wherein the server included in the space traffic management device of the collision avoidance assistance business device includes
• a phase of analyzing an orbit of the specific space object,
• a phase of, when it is foreseen that the specific space object will intrude into an orbital altitude region where the mega-constellation satellite group flies, determining at least one representative satellite from the mega-constellation satellite group that flies at a same orbital altitude, and acquiring quasi-real-time high-precision orbit information, which is a predicted value of an orbit of the representative satellite, and an orbit information relative value of a constituent satellite other than the representative satellite, the orbit information relative value being a value relative to the quasi-real-time high-precision orbit information of the representative satellite,
• a phase of analyzing a collision between the specific space object and an individual satellite in the mega-constellation satellite group, and
• a phase of, when a collision is foreseen, notifying a mega-constellation business operator of a collision alert and the non-public orbit information of the specific space object via the communication line that is kept secret.

A space traffic management method of a space traffic management system in which space traffic management devices installed respectively in a space object business device that manages a specific space object, a collision avoidance assistance business device that assists avoidance of a collision between space objects in outer space, and a mega-constellation business device that manages a mega-constellation, which is a satellite constellation composed of 100 or more satellites, are connected with a communication line that is kept secret with a common cryptographic key, each of the space traffic management devices including a database and a server,

• wherein the database included in the space traffic management device of the collision avoidance assistance business device records non-public orbit information of the specific space object that is received from the space object business device via the communication line that is kept secret and orbit information or flight region information of a mega-constellation satellite group that is acquired from the mega-constellation business device,
• wherein the server included in the space traffic management device of the collision avoidance assistance business device analyzes an orbit of the specific space object,
• determines at least one representative satellite from the mega-constellation satellite group that flies at a same orbital altitude when it is foreseen that the specific space object will intrude into an orbital altitude region where the mega-constellation satellite group flies, and acquires quasi-real-time high-precision orbit information, which is a predicted value of an orbit of the representative satellite, and an orbit information relative value of a constituent satellite other than the representative satellite, the orbit information relative value being a value relative to the quasi-real-time high-precision orbit information of the representative satellite,
• analyzes a collision between the specific space object and an individual satellite in the mega-constellation satellite group, and
• when a collision is foreseen, notifies a mega-constellation business operator of a collision alert and the non-public orbit information of the specific space object via the communication line that is kept secret, and
• wherein the server included in the space traffic management device of the mega-constellation business device plans a collision avoidance countermeasure.