LeoLabs announced plans June 13 to build a new type of radar under a $1.245 million AFWERX contract.

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A LeoLabs visualization tool shown at the 39th Space Symposium tracks maneuvers performed by satellites that change their orbits frequently and those that don't.

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The Office of Space Commerce has selected three companies to participate in a pathfinder program that could lead to the incorporation of commercial data into its space traffic coordination system.

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The space tracking firm LeoLabs over the past year tracked two Russian satellites performing rendezvous and proximity operations.

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SAIC and LeoLabs have signed an agreement to jointly develop a space-tracking software platform.

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg's impact on the environmental movement has sparked a call for a similar advocate in the field of space sustainability. While finding another Greta is a tall order, the space sector is seeing a surge in young professionals passionate about the sustainability of space and its connection to Earth's well-being.

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China’s secretive spaceplane may have performed multiple recaptures of an object it released into orbit during its recently completed second flight as part of on-orbit testing.

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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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LeoLabs is expanding observation over the Southern Hemisphere with a radar in Argentina.

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LeoLabs announced the commissioning Jan. 30 of its West Australian Space Radar to improve tracking of satellites and debris in low-Earth orbit.

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The Departments of Commerce and Defense have signed an agreement to cooperate on transferring responsibility for civil and commercial space traffic management.

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The United States is a space superpower but is not doing as much as other nations to solve the problem of orbital debris, an industry expert said Jan. 6. 

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LeoLabs expects to be issuing collision alerts for many years to help satellite operators dodge the new debris field.

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LeoLabs announced plans Oct. 19 to construct two phased-array radars in Western Australia, the sixth site for the Silicon Valley startup’s global space-tracking network.

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LeoLabs and the New Zealand Space Agency (NZSA) are working together to develop a cloud-based software platform for monitoring space activity.

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As the space sector expands, companies are adopting new business models, including Space Data as a Service, Satellite as a Service, and Ground Station as a Service, which promise the benefits of space without many of the demands.

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LeoLabs plans to expand its global network of space-tracking radars to the Azores archipelago.

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LeoLabs plans to accelerate deployment of its global radar network and expand space situational awareness services with $65 million raised in a Series B financing round announced June 3.

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LeoLabs’ announced April 22 that two S-band radars in Costa Rica have started tracking objects in low Earth orbit and delivering data to customers.

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LeoLabs is adding more sensors and data processing capacity to its network in preparation for a surge in satellites launches.

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Tracking and avoiding the growing debris field in low Earth orbit was clearly on the minds of speakers on the first day of the Satellite Innovation 2020 conference.

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Silicon Valley startup LeoLabs announced plans July 22 to construct a phased-array radar in Costa Rica to track objects as small as two centimeters in low inclination orbits.

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DoD said this agreement is to "ensure the continued viability of space surveillance capability" in the U.S. industrial base.

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Silicon Valley space mapping startup LeoLabs unveiled a service May 13 to help commercial and government satellite operators avoid collisions with debris and other satellites in low Earth orbit.

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