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01.29.2024
Why Private Companies Provide Better SSA Than The Pentagon
LeoLabs capabilities are highlighted in this article about the benefits of commercial integration into government SDA and STM systems, including TRACSS.
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01.29.2024
A Moore’s Law for space
LeoLabs' co-founder and CTO Ed Lu writes about the fundamental change that has taken place in space over the last few years with an exponential growth in annual launches. He argues for a "Moore's Law" applicable to this domain.
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01.19.2024
Office of Space Commerce starts commercial pathfinder project for civil space traffic coordination system
The office announced Jan. 19 that placed orders with COMSPOC, LeoLabs and Slingshot Aerospace for data and services related to objects in low Earth orbit. The orders are part of what the office calls a Consolidated Pathfinder project to test how the office can incorporate commercial space situational awareness (SSA) data.
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01.17.2024
Australia keeping an eye on secret Chinese space plane
LeoLabs Australia Managing Director Terry van Haren is interviewed in this piece about China's activities in LEO, specifically its recent test spacecraft.
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12.12.2023
LeoLabs: Russia, China time suspicious space activity for some US holidays
LeoLabs said that on Thanksgiving, for instance, a Russian satellite's sub-satellite — in a Matryoshka-style — released yet another satellite, in what a LeoLabs analysis said could've been timed for fewer American eyes on the sky.
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11.15.2023
26 aerospace companies sign statement against destructive anti-satellite tests
LeoLabs was one of several signatories to a joint statement supporting an international effort to end destructive anti-satellite (ASAT) testing, the nonprofit Secure World Foundation (SWF) announced on Tuesday (Nov. 14).
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11.14.2023
Space Competition Enters the Gray Zone
LeoLabs Co-Founder and COO Dan Ceperley is interviewed in this piece on the evolving threat landscape in LEO, including the security gaps emerging and the capabilities critical for effective space domain awareness.
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11.08.2023
The Final Frontier Is Getting Crowded
LeoLabs Co-Founder and CTO Ed Lu argues that we're experienced a rapid period of change in LEO, with the number of spacecraft launches doubling every two years, creating logistical challenges.
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11.06.2023
LeoLabs data shows on-orbit maneuvers by Russian satellites
The space tracking firm LeoLabs over the past year tracked two Russian satellites performing rendezvous and proximity operations. These satellites — Resurs-P3 and Cosmos-2562 — conducted maneuvers that offer a glimpse of the potential hazards that U.S. and allied spacecraft could face in low Earth orbit, the company said.
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09.29.2023
A Near-Catastrophic Space Collision This Month Is Worth Caring About
Coverage of the near-miss observed by LeoLabs between a defunct Soviet era Russian satellite and a used Chinese rocket body on Sept. 13.
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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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