LeoLabs capabilities are highlighted in this article about the benefits of commercial integration into government SDA and STM systems, including TRACSS.
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A Moore’s Law for space
LeoLabs’ co-founder and CTO Ed Lu writes about the fundamental change that has taken place in space over the last few years with an exponential growth in annual launches. He argues for a “Moore’s Law” applicable to this domain.
Office of Space Commerce starts commercial pathfinder project for civil space traffic coordination system
The office announced Jan. 19 that placed orders with COMSPOC, LeoLabs and Slingshot Aerospace for data and services related to objects in low Earth orbit. The orders are part of what the office calls a Consolidated Pathfinder project to test how the office can incorporate commercial space situational awareness (SSA) data.
Australia keeping an eye on secret Chinese space plane
LeoLabs Australia Managing Director Terry van Haren is interviewed in this piece about China’s activities in LEO, specifically its recent test spacecraft.
LeoLabs: Russia, China time suspicious space activity for some US holidays
LeoLabs said that on Thanksgiving, for instance, a Russian satellite’s sub-satellite — in a Matryoshka-style — released yet another satellite, in what a LeoLabs analysis said could’ve been timed for fewer American eyes on the sky.
26 aerospace companies sign statement against destructive anti-satellite tests
LeoLabs was one of several signatories to a joint statement supporting an international effort to end destructive anti-satellite (ASAT) testing, the nonprofit Secure World Foundation (SWF) announced on Tuesday (Nov. 14).
Space Competition Enters the Gray Zone
LeoLabs Co-Founder and COO Dan Ceperley is interviewed in this piece on the evolving threat landscape in LEO, including the security gaps emerging and the capabilities critical for effective space domain awareness.
The Final Frontier Is Getting Crowded
LeoLabs Co-Founder and CTO Ed Lu argues that we’re experienced a rapid period of change in LEO, with the number of spacecraft launches doubling every two years, creating logistical challenges.
LeoLabs data shows on-orbit maneuvers by Russian satellites
The space tracking firm LeoLabs over the past year tracked two Russian satellites performing rendezvous and proximity operations. These satellites — Resurs-P3 and Cosmos-2562 — conducted maneuvers that offer a glimpse of the potential hazards that U.S. and allied spacecraft could face in low Earth orbit, the company said.
A Near-Catastrophic Space Collision This Month Is Worth Caring About
Coverage of the near-miss observed by LeoLabs between a defunct Soviet era Russian satellite and a used Chinese rocket body on Sept. 13.
