{"id":3126,"date":"2023-03-07T04:41:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T09:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.space-data.org\/sda\/?p=3126"},"modified":"2026-08-06T06:34:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:34:02","slug":"charles-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.space-data.org\/sda\/sdadirectors\/charles-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Law, SDA Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.space-data.org\/sda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Charles-Law.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.space-data.org\/sda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Charles-Law.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.space-data.org\/sda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Charles-Law-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 750px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-3117\" title=\"Charles-Law\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charles Law leads a team of Flight Dynamics Engineers at SES, responsible for maneuver planning and orbital control of SES\u2019s fleet of 20 O3b (MEO) and 51 GEO satellites, including conjunction assessment and collision avoidance maneuver planning, during initial transfer orbit, on-station and during the disposal phase. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charles joined SES from New Skies Satellites in 2006. 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