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09.06.2023
Stand up, Space Greta
LeoLabs' Senior Business Analyst Erin Dale is featured in this piece on the future leaders of space sustainability.
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09.03.2023
Taking out the trash: Here's how private companies could be vital for space debris removal
LeoLabs Senior Technical Fellow Dr Darren McKnight is featured in this article on emerging approaches to mitigate the risks from space debris.
06.16.2023
Debris from ASAT tests creating ‘bad neighborhood’ in low Earth orbit: Analyst
A trio of satellite breakups — two caused by ASAT missile tests — are responsible for a large percentage of dangerous debris in the ever-more popular real estate of low Earth orbit, creating an especially “bad neighborhood” there, according to space traffic observers at LeoLabs.
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06.07.2023
One day, two satellites will collide – meet the man trying to stop them
Senior Technical Fellow Dr Darren McKnight is interviewed by Metro about his work mitigating risks in space.
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05.19.2023
La basura espacial pone en peligro los satélites que necesitamos en la vida diaria, según experta
La basura espacial podría poner en peligro misiones espaciales como la Estación Espacial Internacional, pero ¿cómo se pueden evitar? La Dra. Bonnie Prado Pino, ingeniera astrodinámica en LeoLabs Inc., nos explica en este video.
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05.17.2023
Chinese spacecraft reveals new capabilities with ‘unusual’ activities
A Chinese spacecraft is revealing new capabilities with its “unusual activities” as it recently completed around 270 days in orbit, says President and Managing Director of Leolabs Australia Terry van Haren.
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05.11.2023
China’s spaceplane conducted proximity and capture maneuvers with subsatellite, data suggests
Leolabs, which provides space situational awareness data through its global network of radars for tracking objects in low Earth orbit, said its analysis found evidence of what appeared to be at least two and possibly three capture/docking operations with a co-orbiting object.
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05.11.2023
China's Spaceplane Conducted Multiple Maneuvers With a Mystery Object in Orbit
The spacecraft caught and released an unidentified object several times during its flight, performing a series of maneuvers that were captured by orbital radars, according to California-based LeoLabs.
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05.08.2023
China’s mystery reusable spaceplane lands after 276 days in orbit
LeoLabs data and analysis is featured in this SpaceNews' piece on China’s secretive reusable spaceplane landing after 276 days in orbit.
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04.21.2023
LeoLabs highlights on-orbit maneuvers
A LeoLabs maneuver-detection dashboard displayed at the 38th Space Symposium tracked the location of about 30 Chinese, Iranian and Russian spacecraft 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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