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02.27.2024
The first-ever mission to pull a dead rocket out of space has just begun
LeoLabs Senior Technical Fellow Dr. Darren McKnight is interviewed in this article about Astroscale’s ADRAS-J spacecraft which will inspect a dead Japanese rocket in orbit—a major moment in space-junk removal.
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02.26.2024
LeoLabs Appoints Commercial Space Executive Tony Frazier as Its New CEO
LeoLabs, the leading provider of integrated solutions that persistently monitor activity in space to reveal threats to safety and security, today announced Tony Frazier has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
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02.26.2024
LeoLabs Appoints Former Maxar Exec Tony Frazier as New CEO
LeoLabs announced today that the company has appointed longtime Maxar executive Tony Frazier as the company’s new CEO. Frazier plans to lead LeoLabs to become a critical mission partner for military space operations and space safety systems.
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02.26.2024
Tony Frazier takes the helm at LeoLabs
Tony Frazier, who led Maxar Technologies’ Earth Intelligence business, takes the helm March 1 of space mapping firm LeoLabs. Meanwhile, Dan Ceperley, who co-founded LeoLabs in 2016, will become chief operations officer for the 100-person company. LeoLabs is at an inflection point in its growth trajectory, Frazier told SpaceNews.
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02.14.2024
LeoLabs lands new capital to help the US keep track of space junk and adversarial satellite launches
The company started the year strong, banking a new contract from NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce that will help inform the agency’s important Traffic Coordination System for Space initiative. Building on that momentum, LeoLabs announced today that it closed a $29 million extension to its $65 million Series B that closed in the summer of 2021.
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02.14.2024
LeoLabs and Secure World Foundation Lead Joint Statement for Debris Remediation in LEO
LeoLabs and Secure World Foundation (SWF) released a joint statement on Wednesday to respond to the accumulation of derelict objects in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) like spent rocket bodies.
02.12.2024
LeoLabs Raises $29M for a Global Tracking Network
LeoLabs clinched $29M in funding to fulfill its dreams of truly global coverage and deep, AI-powered analytics to support its LEO-monitoring space radar network.
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02.12.2024
LeoLabs raises $29 million
LeoLabs raised $29 million, bringing the space object tracking firm’s funding to date to more than $120 million.
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02.05.2024
LeoLabs Joins Space Systems Command’s Space Domain Awareness Lab
LeoLabs has been selected to participate in the U.S. Space Systems Command‘s Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Tools Applications and Processing (TAP) Lab accelerator. LeoLabs announced Monday that it will participate in a three-month TAP Lab cycle. The company plans to develop their AI-powered solutions for combat ID and space battle management as part of the SSC’s Apollo Accelerator Cohort II.
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01.31.2024
War in space is no longer science fiction
LeoLabs space domain awareness capabilities are highlighted in this piece on the rapid growth of threats in Low Earth Orbit.
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02.26.2024
LeoLabs Appoints Commercial Space Executive Tony Frazier as Its New CEO
LeoLabs announced Tony Frazier has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Tony will lead LeoLabs as it scales to become a critical mission partner for combined military space operations and next generation space safety systems.
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02.14.2024
LeoLabs and Secure World Foundation Lead Joint Statement on Debris Remediation in Low Earth Orbit
LeoLabs today released a joint statement on debris remediation signed by representatives of commercial entities in collaboration with the Secure World Foundation (SWF).
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02.12.2024
LeoLabs Raises $29 Million to Deliver Enhanced AI-powered Insights for Space Operations
LeoLabs announced it raised an additional $29M in financing. This latest funding enables LeoLabs to scale up its insight delivery by further investing in advanced end-user applications and partner integrations.
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02.05.2024
LeoLabs Selected for U.S. Space System Command’s Space Domain Awareness TAP Lab Accelerator
LeoLabs has been selected to participate in the U.S. Space Systems Command’s Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Tools Applications and Processing (TAP) Lab Apollo Accelerator. This program enables LeoLabs to demonstrate its AI-powered solutions for Combat ID and Space Battle Management.
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01.19.2024
Office of Space Commerce Initiates TraCSS Pathfinder Projects
Today, NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) announced the start of a commercial pathfinder project in support of its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). To execute the pathfinder, OSC placed orders with three U.S. commercial space companies for space situational awareness (SSA) data and services, including LeoLabs.
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01.19.2024
LeoLabs Receives Order from NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce to Advance the National Space Traffic Coordination System
LeoLabs receives a Consolidated Pathfinder order from NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) for the development of the civil-led, national Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS).
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08.14.2023
LeoLabs Provides Tracking Support for ESA’s Historic Assisted Satellite Reentry
The company provided reliable tracking of ESA’s Aeolus satellite during the semi-controlled reentry, illustrating LeoLabs’ tracking capabilities in a high-drag environment.
06.07.2023
LeoLabs accelerates radar coverage in Europe with commissioning of the Azores Space Radar
The Azores Space Radar is fully operational, adding significant coverage in Europe — an important milestone and investment in the region which aligns with growing commitments to space safety, security, and sustainability.
04.03.2023
LeoLabs and ClearSpace partner to advance a safer, more sustainable space environment
LeoLabs signs a MOU with ClearSpace, the Swiss-based, in-orbit satellite servicing company. The MOU recognizes the two companies’ shared vision of a safe and sustainable space ecosystem and their mutual efforts in making this vision a reality.
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03.13.2023
LeoLabs elige a Argentina como su tercera ubicación en el hemisferio sur, con lo que amplía la cobertura crítica para la seguridad espacial
La nueva ubicación del radar refuerza aún más la capacidad de LeoLabs para rastrear objetos y supervisar las actividades en órbita terrestre baja, lo que permite ofrecer una cobertura oportuna a los operadores y reguladores con el fin de evitar futuras colisiones en órbita.
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