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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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04.04.2023
LeoLabs and ClearSpace Partner to Promote Space Sustainability
LeoLabs and ClearSpace have signed an MoU to work together toward a sustainable space ecosystem. LeoLabs offers space traffic management software and operates a ground radar network, and ClearSpace is working on active debris removal technology.
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03.14.2023
Argentina apuesta en Washington por economía espacial contra crisis climática
La incertidumbre por la crisis climática obliga a pensar en las "soluciones" que ofrece la industria de los satélites y el espacio, defendió este lunes en Washington el jefe de Cancillería de la Embajada argentina, Adrián Nador, durante un evento para celebrar el Día Nacional del Espacio.
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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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07.23.2020
LeoLabs Selects Costa Rica as Site for Next Generation Space Radar
MENLO PARK, CA, USA July 22, 2020 -- LeoLabs, Inc., the leading commercial provider of low Earth
orbit (LEO) mapping and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services, today announced Costa Rica as
the site for its next space radar.
Expansion into the equatorial region will protect satellites from small debris and drive sustainability in LEO.
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05.13.2020
Introducing LeoLabs Collision Avoidance
We’re excited to release LeoLabs Collision Avoidance, our commercial suite of services for operational safety of flight. This is the first time a single commercial company has been able to offer end-to-end services for operators in LEO; from radar observations of space debris to web analytics.
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10.14.2019
LeoLabs unveils Kiwi space radar
MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — LeoLabs, Inc., the leading commercial provider of low Earth orbit (LEO) mapping and space situational awareness (SSA) services, introduced a new era of transparency in LEO today with the launch of its Kiwi Space Radar (KSR).
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08.05.2019
LeoLabs unveils first commercial satellite tracking service for smallsat and cubesat operators
LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — LeoLabs, Inc., the leading commercial provider of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mapping and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services today announced LeoTrack™, the world's first commercial satellite tracking service tailored to the unique needs of today's smallsat and cubesat operators.
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06.25.2019
LeoLabs and New Zealand space agency unveil regulatory platform for low earth orbit
MENLO PARK, Calif., June 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — LeoLabs, Inc., the leading commercial provider of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mapping and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services today announced the world's first dedicated regulatory platform for LEO: the Space Regulatory and Sustainability Platform, developed as a joint initiative between LeoLabs and the New Zealand Space Agency (NZSA).
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09.29.2018
LeoLabs selects New Zealand to expand its space radar network
MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — LeoLabs, Inc., the leading commercial provider of low Earth orbit (LEO) mapping and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services, today announced a broad-based agreement to build its next space radar in New Zealand.
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07.26.2018
LeoLabs closes $13 million Series A to expand space situational awareness and mapping platform
MENLO PARK, Calif., July 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — LeoLabs, Inc., the leading commercial provider of low Earth orbit mapping and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services, today announced it has closed a $13 million Series A financing round led by global investors WERU Investment and Airbus Ventures.
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