{"id":3231,"date":"2023-09-08T06:44:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T10:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.space-data.org\/sda\/?p=3231"},"modified":"2026-08-06T06:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:34:11","slug":"lorenzo-arona-sda-standard-member-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.space-data.org\/sda\/sdadirectors\/lorenzo-arona-sda-standard-member-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorenzo Arona, SDA Standard Member 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_1_3 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\/07\/Untitled-2-1-2.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.space-data.org\/sda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Untitled-2-1-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.space-data.org\/sda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Untitled-2-1-2-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 750px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-3210\" title=\"Untitled-2-1-2\" alt=\"Lorenzo Arona, SDA Director\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 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><span>Lorenzo is a Senior Manager in the Spacecraft Operations department of Avanti Communications, where he leads the team responsible for Flight Dynamics and Space Traffic Coordination, and he is the company delegate for Space Safety &amp; Sustainability matters.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span>\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span>Lorenzo has more than 15 years of experience in satellite operations, first at the European Space Agency, where he worked on interplanetary probes like Rosetta and Venus Express, then at Avanti Communications. 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