Recorded interview with Flight Sergeant Christopher Read, 16 September 2021

Interview with Christopher Read, who served as a space track operator at RAF Fylingdales. He explains his own role and the role of Fylingdales in assessing and tracking orbital contacts.

Christopher Read outlines his RAF career as an aerospace systems operator, including a posting to RAF Fylingdales from 1989. He comments on the updating of the station’s radar systems, his retirement in 2009 and subsequent civilian employment by Serco. He outlines the role of Fylingdales and his own role as a Fylingdales radar operator. He comments on the tracking of satellites, increasing congestion in space and the danger of collision.