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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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03.13.2023
LeoLabs selects Argentina as its third site in the Southern Hemisphere, expanding critical coverage for space safety
This new radar site further bolsters LeoLabs ability to track objects and monitor activities in low Earth orbit, providing timely coverage for operators and regulators in order to prevent future on-orbit collisions.
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02.08.2023
LeoLabs expands continuous, all-weather radar coverage of the Southern Hemisphere in the Indo-Pacific region
The West Australian Space Radar site is fully operational, adding significant coverage of the Southern Hemisphere — an important milestone in LeoLabs’ expansion of its radar network.
02.08.2023
LeoLabs expands global radar coverage with its West Australian Space Radar
The new radar site is fully operational, adding significant coverage of the Southern Hemisphere — a major milestone in LeoLabs’ planned expansion of its global space radar network.
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09.09.2022
LeoLabs Announcement
LeoLabs Awarded Contract From the US Department of Commerce to Support Space Traffic Management Prototype
This agreement delivers industry-leading capabilities to the US Government, including Resident Space Object tracking data and conjunction alerts, powered by LeoLabs global network of radars.
08.22.2022
LeoLabs Announcement
LeoLabs Wins Contract Award to Support Japan Air Self Defense Force with Commercial Space Domain Awareness
This agreement delivers industry-leading data and services to Japan, including Satellite and Orbital Debris Tracking and Collision Avoidance, powered by LeoLabs' global network of space radars.
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10.19.2021
LeoLabs Announcement
LeoLabs Commits to Australia as Strategic Site for 6th Space Radar
As the newest sensor in the growing LeoLabs global network, the West Australian Space Radar will provide strategic tracking of satellites and space debris in the Southern Hemisphere.
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08.05.2021
LeoLabs Announcement
LeoLabs signs multi-year agreement with New Zealand Government for space regulatory and sustainability platform
LeoLabs announces a multi-year agreement with the New Zealand Space Agency and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) for expanded development of its space regulatory and sustainability platform.
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06.16.2021
LeoLabs Announcement
LeoLabs Selects Azores for next Space Radar, Accelerates European Presence
LeoLabs today announced the Azores as the site for its next space radar. As a strategic addition to LeoLabs expanding global constellation of LEO sensors, the Azores Space Radar will go operational in the first half of 2022.
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06.03.2021
LeoLabs Announcement
LeoLabs Closes $65 Million Financing to Address LEO "Data Deficit"
“This latest round of funding is a testament to our mission to inform, secure and enable the revolution of services entering low Earth orbit,” said Dan Ceperley, LeoLabs CEO and co Founder. “It sets the stage for the next phase of our growth as we build our team and our global footprint in the SSA domain. We now have the resources to accelerate the global deployment of next-generation radars for tracking small debris and satellites in LEO, and to expand development of our scalable LEO mapping and SSA platform.”
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04.22.2021
LeoLabs Announces Costa Rica Space Radar “Fully Operational”
April 22, 2021—Menlo Park, CA -- LeoLabs, Inc., the leading commercial provider of low Earth orbit (LEO) mapping and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services, today confirmed “fully operational” status for its Costa Rica Space Radar, effective immediately. This new phased-array radar reinforces LeoLabs’ leadership as the premier data and services provider to inform and protect the rapidly expanding commercial and governmental activities in LEO. The achievement represents the world’s most advanced commercial space radar for mapping low Earth orbit, deployed in record time.
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