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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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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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02.27.2017
LeoLabs closes funding round for LEO mapping platform
MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — LeoLabs, Inc., the leading commercial provider of data to track space debris and prevent collisions in low Earth orbit (LEO), today announced closing a $4 million investment round. Funding is backed by a prestigious consortium of global investors, including SRI International, Horizons Ventures, and Airbus Ventures.
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02.27.2017
LeoLabs unveils dedicated phased-array radar for tracking space debris
MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — LeoLabs, Inc., the leading commercial provider of data to track debris and prevent collisions in low Earth orbit (LEO), today announced completion of the next addition to its network of phased-array radars. The Midland Space Radar (MSR), located in Texas, is now operational and providing high resolution orbital data on LEO-based satellites and debris.
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