The government of New Zealand and startup LeoLabs have signed an agreement to track space junk in the Southern Hemisphere by installing phased array radar.
Month: October 2018
FutureFive: LeoLabs space-tracking tech is coming to Central Otago
Central Otago is going to become home to one of the first radars in the Southern Hemisphere to track small satellites and space debris. LeoLabs is a US space innovator that will launch a phased-array radar to do all the tracking, thanks to the New Zealand Government’s Innovative Partnerships programme.
Spatial Source: New Zealand to host first LEO space radar in Southern Hemisphere
Commercial space situational awareness provider LeoLabs will build its third space radar in New Zealand, the first radar of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
Aerospace Technology: LeoLabs and New Zealand partner to install radar to track space debris
US-based start-up LeoLabs has signed an agreement with the Government of New Zealand to install phased array radar to track space junk in the Southern Hemisphere. The third radar of LeoLabs’ network will be the first of its kind to be installed in Southern Hemisphere.
Via Satellite: LeoLabs to build space radar in New Zealand
LeoLabs, a commercial provider of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mapping and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services, has agreed to build its next space radar in New Zealand. This establishes New Zealand as the site for the first radar of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
Satnews: LeoLabs selects New Zealand to expand their space radar network
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — LeoLabs plans to install its next phased array radar in New Zealand, marking the space mapping startup’s first move into the Southern Hemisphere.
Otago Daily Times: Scrap spotting space radar proposed for Central Otago
Central Otago’s skies look set to host an international space tracking facility that will help “clean up space” while sourcing cutting-edge data for a range of space-based technologies.
