space domain awareness Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:07:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png space domain awareness Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Competing with Uncle Sam’s free space offerings https://spacenews.com/competing-with-uncle-sams-free-space-offerings/ https://spacenews.com/competing-with-uncle-sams-free-space-offerings/#respond Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:06:59 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=441187 painting of a GPS satellite in orbit.
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Convincing customers to pay for Space Domain Awareness and Alt-PNT services over free alternatives remains a challenge.

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AI startup Wallaroo tapped to help Space Force operationalize machine learning https://spacenews.com/ai-startup-wallaroo-tapped-to-help-space-force-operationalize-machine-learning/ https://spacenews.com/ai-startup-wallaroo-tapped-to-help-space-force-operationalize-machine-learning/#respond Thu, 30 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=427640

The company aims to bring AI to space domain awareness

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Report: Space tracking technology a top priority, but commercial opportunities are limited https://spacenews.com/report-space-tracking-technology-a-top-priority-but-commercial-opportunities-are-limited/ https://spacenews.com/report-space-tracking-technology-a-top-priority-but-commercial-opportunities-are-limited/#respond Wed, 15 May 2024 20:20:21 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=423566

Booz Allen identifies 10 technologies expected to impact national security in the coming years. Space domain awareness is one key area of focus

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Privateer acquires Orbital Insight https://spacenews.com/acquires-orbital-insight/ https://spacenews.com/acquires-orbital-insight/#respond Wed, 08 May 2024 00:43:25 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=373164

Space situational awareness company Privateer acquired geospatial data analysis firm Orbital Insight in a deal announced May 6.

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LeoLabs zeroes in on anomalies in satellite operations https://spacenews.com/leolabs-zeroes-in-on-anomalies-in-satellite-operations/ https://spacenews.com/leolabs-zeroes-in-on-anomalies-in-satellite-operations/#respond Fri, 12 Apr 2024 01:55:07 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=364078

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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Space Force chief: U.S. intelligence is top-notch, but more insights needed on space domain https://spacenews.com/space-force-chief-u-s-intelligence-is-top-notch-but-more-insights-needed-on-space-domain/ https://spacenews.com/space-force-chief-u-s-intelligence-is-top-notch-but-more-insights-needed-on-space-domain/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:29:02 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=360444

Gen. Chance Saltzman: “The demand for intelligence is continuous, it's ever changing.”

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Space Force to lean on private sector for space tracking data https://spacenews.com/space-force-to-lean-on-private-sector-for-space-tracking-data/ https://spacenews.com/space-force-to-lean-on-private-sector-for-space-tracking-data/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:32:42 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=349221

Lt. Gen. Miller, head of Space Operations Command: ‘We want to leverage capability for analytics, for data interpretation’

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Space tech startup True Anomaly set to launch its first satellites https://spacenews.com/space-tech-startup-true-anomaly-set-to-launch-its-first-satellites/ https://spacenews.com/space-tech-startup-true-anomaly-set-to-launch-its-first-satellites/#respond Sat, 10 Feb 2024 21:38:57 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=345403

The company’s first two Jackal spacecraft are scheduled to launch aboard SpaceX's upcoming Transporter-10 rideshare

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After raising $9.5 million, startup OurSky sees strong demand for space data platform https://spacenews.com/startup-oursky-sees-strong-demand-after-raising-9-5-million-for-space-object-tracking/ https://spacenews.com/startup-oursky-sees-strong-demand-after-raising-9-5-million-for-space-object-tracking/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2023 04:57:26 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=216604

Demand is strong for an online platform unveiled in early December by OurSky, a startup that raised $9.5 million to simplify tracking of objects and activities in space.

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Australian space startup Quasar takes aim at U.S. defense market https://spacenews.com/australian-space-startup-quasar-takes-aim-at-u-s-defense-market/ https://spacenews.com/australian-space-startup-quasar-takes-aim-at-u-s-defense-market/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:03:20 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=214871

Quasar Satellite Technologies — a startup that tracks radio-frequency signals emitted by satellites and analyzes the radio chatter to draw insights — is setting sights on the U.S. defense and intelligence market. 

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Australian startup develops dual-headed space camera https://spacenews.com/australian-startup-develops-dual-headed-space-camera/ https://spacenews.com/australian-startup-develops-dual-headed-space-camera/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:46:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=211862

Infinity Avionics is working with the University of New South Wales Canberra Space and Australian startup Nominal Systems to develop technology to autonomously detect space objects.

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Startups, universities selected for accelerator focused on space domain awareness https://spacenews.com/startups-universities-selected-for-accelerator-focused-on-space-domain-awareness/ https://spacenews.com/startups-universities-selected-for-accelerator-focused-on-space-domain-awareness/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:54:45 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=205608

The Space Force’s Space Systems Command selected several startups and universities to participate in a new accelerator program focused on enhancing space domain awareness.

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Riverside Research to develop software to analyze space objects in congested orbits https://spacenews.com/riverside-research-to-develop-software-to-analyze-space-objects-in-congested-orbits/ https://spacenews.com/riverside-research-to-develop-software-to-analyze-space-objects-in-congested-orbits/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2023 18:09:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=195128

The U.S. Space Force awarded a $1.45 million contract to Riverside Research to develop software that automates the analysis of data on space objects.

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Startup GuardianSat gets research grant for satellite self-defense technology https://spacenews.com/startup-guardiansat-gets-research-grant-for-satellite-self-defense-technology/ https://spacenews.com/startup-guardiansat-gets-research-grant-for-satellite-self-defense-technology/#respond Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:20:48 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=194416

GuardianSat won a grant from the National Science Foundation’s America’s Seed Fund to advance the company’s technology designed to protect satellites from collisions with debris objects in space. 

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Slingshot Aerospace harnessing AI to track suspicious satellites https://spacenews.com/slingshot-aerospace-harnessing-ai-to-track-suspicious-satellites/ https://spacenews.com/slingshot-aerospace-harnessing-ai-to-track-suspicious-satellites/#respond Fri, 06 Oct 2023 19:13:46 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=192876

Slingshot Aerospace unveiled data that shows Russia’s new spy satellite Luch-2 is conducting operations akin to those of its predecessor Luch-1

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True Anomaly gets $17 million Space Force contract for space domain awareness software https://spacenews.com/true-anomaly-gets-17-million-space-force-contract-for-space-domain-awareness-software/ https://spacenews.com/true-anomaly-gets-17-million-space-force-contract-for-space-domain-awareness-software/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2023 01:18:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=189144

WASHINGTON — True Anomaly, a space industry startup based in Denver, was awarded a $17.4 million contract by the U.S. Space Force to provide software tools to better understand the […]

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Space Force revising commercial space strategy to make it “actionable” https://spacenews.com/space-force-revising-commercial-space-strategy-to-make-it-actionable/ https://spacenews.com/space-force-revising-commercial-space-strategy-to-make-it-actionable/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:50:51 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=188888 Saltzman at AMOS
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The commanding general of the U.S. Space Force says the service is revising a commercial space strategy to offer more specific guidance on what commercial capabilities are needed, particularly in space domain awareness.

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China’s military sets up new base for space domain awareness https://spacenews.com/chinas-military-sets-up-new-base-for-space-domain-awareness/ https://spacenews.com/chinas-military-sets-up-new-base-for-space-domain-awareness/#respond Thu, 14 Sep 2023 09:18:32 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=184762

The People’s Liberation Army has established Base 3 to improve its space domain awareness capabilities, according to a report.

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Scout Space, Stanford University win Space Force contract extension https://spacenews.com/scout-space-stanford-university-win-space-force-contract-extension/ https://spacenews.com/scout-space-stanford-university-win-space-force-contract-extension/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=174308

Scout won a $1.5 million contract to help the U.S. Space Force to characterize spacecraft and debris objects. 

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Space Force using Anduril software to integrate U.S. space surveillance sensors https://spacenews.com/space-force-using-anduril-software-to-integrate-u-s-space-surveillance-sensors/ https://spacenews.com/space-force-using-anduril-software-to-integrate-u-s-space-surveillance-sensors/#respond Thu, 20 Jul 2023 19:02:37 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=170245

The Space Force is using a software platform developed by Anduril Industries to integrate data from a decades-old network of space surveillance sensors.

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Space domain awareness provisions in draft NDAA proposal  https://spacenews.com/space-domain-awareness-provisions-in-draft-ndaa-proposal/ https://spacenews.com/space-domain-awareness-provisions-in-draft-ndaa-proposal/#respond Mon, 12 Jun 2023 18:59:25 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=163329

The House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces subcommittee is proposing legislation that would require DoD to share threat intelligence with commercial satellite operators. 

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Space Force official: Lack of communication with China increases risk of mishaps in orbit https://spacenews.com/space-force-official-lack-of-communication-with-china-increases-risk-of-mishaps-in-orbit/ https://spacenews.com/space-force-official-lack-of-communication-with-china-increases-risk-of-mishaps-in-orbit/#respond Wed, 17 May 2023 21:03:14 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=157679

Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt said a lack of communication between the U.S. and China hurts efforts to manage space traffic and prevent mishaps.

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LeoLabs highlights on-orbit maneuvers https://spacenews.com/leolabs-highlights-on-orbit-maneuvers/ https://spacenews.com/leolabs-highlights-on-orbit-maneuvers/#respond Fri, 21 Apr 2023 14:49:49 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=151643

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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Keeping watch on aggressor satellites a key challenge for U.S. Space Force https://spacenews.com/keeping-watch-on-aggressor-satellites-a-key-challenge-for-u-s-space-force/ https://spacenews.com/keeping-watch-on-aggressor-satellites-a-key-challenge-for-u-s-space-force/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2023 19:31:21 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=150672

The U.S. Space Force is facing a new challenge in its role to safeguard the country's satellites from foreign threats, as Russian and Chinese satellites engage in disruptive maneuvers and follow other nations' spacecraft in orbit.

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