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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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03.13.2023
LeoLabs instalará en Argentina un radar especial para "evitar futuras colisiones en órbita"
LeoLabs, proveedor comercial y líder mundial de servicios de Conocimiento de la Situación en el Espacio (SSA) y cartografía de órbita terrestre baja (LEO), anunció hoy que Argentina será el lugar donde se instalará su próximo radar espacial.
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03.13.2023
LeoLabs to build radar in Argentina
LeoLabs announced plans March 13 to enhance tracking of space objects over the Southern Hemisphere with a new radar in Argentina. The S-band radar, scheduled to be completed by the end of the year, will be located on the archipelago of Tierra del Fuego.
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03.13.2023
LeoLabs Announces Argentina Radar Site
LeoLabs announced that it has selected a site in Argentina for its next ground radar for remotely identifying and tracking objects in space. The new site, called the Argentina Space Radar (AGSR), is expected to be completed later this year.
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02.10.2023
Leolabs switches on WA Space Radar
News coverage of the commissioning of the West Australian Space Radar and its significance in the region.
02.10.2023
A secret Russian satellite has broken apart in orbit, creating a cloud of debris that could last a century
LeoLabs preliminary findings are quoted in this article about the Cosmos 2499 break up event recorded in January 2023.
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02.07.2023
Space industry undeterred by congestion and debris
At the 2023 Small Sat Symposium in California, CEO Daniel Ceperley spoke about the rapid growth of traffic in LEO and the rising need for space safety services.
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02.01.2023
New space radar commissioned in Western Australia
A new space radar has recently been commissioned by LeoLabs in Western Australia as the “sixth site around the Earth”, according to LeoLabs President Terry Van Haren.
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01.31.2023
Satellite, rocket body miss collision by only 20 feet in what could have been ‘worst-case scenario’
The defunct satellite Cosmos 2361 and an SL-8 rocket body are two of countless pieces of space debris currently orbiting the Earth. LeoLabs says the collision could have sent thousands of new debris fragments into space that would remain for decades.
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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09.14.2017
LeoLabs and Planet collaborate using enhanced collision avoidance techniques and commercial data sources to demonstrate responsible stewardship model for low earth orbit
MENLO PARK, CA, Sept. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — LeoLabs, Inc., the leading commercial provider of data to track debris and prevent collisions in low Earth orbit (LEO), today announced it is teaming with integrated aerospace and data analytics company, Planet, to help protect satellites and keep space navigable for future generations of entrepreneurs.
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