Leolabs latest radar facility for monitoring the heavens has opened for business in Western Australia, joining with its New Zealand sister site to improve coverage of the fraught Indo-Pacific region, […]
LeoLab’s newest space tracking radar expands Indo-Pacific coverage Read Post »
An old rocket body and military satellite—large pieces of space junk dating back to the Soviet Union—nearly smashed into each other on Friday morning, in an uncomfortable near-miss that would’ve resulted
Defunct Satellite and Rocket Stage Nearly Collide in Potential ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ Read Post »
A new and contentious five-year limit for getting rid of dead satellites could slow the growing orbital litter problem—if people actually abide by it.
The FCC’s Rules on Space Junk Just Got Stricter Read Post »
Join Bloomberg’s Ashlee Vance as he visits LeoLabs headquarters in Menlo Park, California in this episode of “Hello World”.
LeoLabs featured in Bloomberg’s Hello World Video Series Read Post »
Why SpaceX, LeoLabs, and GHGSat top our 2021 list of the biggest innovators in the space industry.
The 10 most innovative space companies of 2021 Read Post »
LeoLabs announced plans July 22 to construct a phased-array radar in Costa Rica to track objects as small as two centimeters across in low inclination orbits. The Costa Rican radar
LeoLabs to construct fourth radar in Costa Rica Read Post »
Remember that scene in Gravity when Sandra Bullock goes spinning off into space after her shuttle is struck by debris? Space junk is a very real problem astronauts face, and
Interview with Dan Ceperley Read Post »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The New Zealand Space Agency is moving quickly to develop a comprehensive strategy reflecting its priorities including sustainability, agility and collaboration, said agency head Peter Crabtree.
New Zealand space agency aims for sustainability, agility, collaboration Read Post »
Ask anyone in the space business and they’ll tell you that orbital debris is a serious problem that will only get worse, but dealing with it is as much an
On April 7, something went very, terribly wrong 36,000km above the Earth’s equator, in geostationary orbit. An IS-29e Intelsat Epic-series satellite was leaking fuel and tumbling.
Tracking space trash may be the next best thing to clearing it Read Post »
