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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LeoLabs data and analysis is featured in this SpaceNews’ piece on China’s secretive reusable spaceplane landing after 276 days in orbit.
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.
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.
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.
Leolabs switches on WA Space Radar
News coverage of the commissioning of the West Australian Space Radar and its significance in the region.
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.
Leolabs latest radar facility for monitoring the heavens has opened for business in Western Australia, joining with its New Zealand sister site to improve coverage of the fraught Indo-Pacific region, CEO Dan Ceperley told Breaking Defense.
LeoLabs Unveils Western Australia Space Radar
LeoLabs pulled the curtain off a new project that’s been in the making for the last nine months: the Western Australia Space Radar (WASR), built along with local partners to augment the company’s satellite and debris tracking capabilities.
An old rocket body and military satellite—large pieces of space junk dating back to the Soviet Union—nearly smashed into each other on Friday morning, in an uncomfortable near-miss that would’ve resulted in thousands of pieces of debris had they collided.