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Space debris a frequent topic at Satellite Innovation 2020
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.
LeoLabs to construct fourth radar in Costa Rica
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.
DoD awards $15 million Defense Production Act contract to LeoLabs
DoD said this agreement is to "ensure the continued viability of space surveillance capability" in the U.S. industrial base.
LeoLabs unveils automated Collision Avoidance service
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.
New Zealand Space Agency aims for sustainability, agility, collaboration
The New Zealand Space Agency established in 2016 is moving quickly to develop a comprehensive strategy reflecting its priorities including sustainability, agility and collaboration.
LeoLabs unveils next generation with Kiwi Space Radar
LeoLabs, the Silicon Valley space mapping startup, announced Oct. 14, initial operation of the Kiwi Space Radar, the firm’s third space surveillance radar and first with updated technology to track debris as small as two centimeters in low Earth orbit.
LeoLabs planning to triple number of radar sites for space debris tracking by early 2020s
“We really need to be fully online as a lot of these large constellations hit their peak stride. We are right on schedule with that.”
Space industry pressed to hire enough software engineers
Some space companies say their greatest hiring difficulty today is recruiting enough software engineers to work on their programs.
LeoLabs unveils commercial satellite tracking service for small satellites
LeoLabs, a company mapping low Earth orbit with ground-based radars, unveiled a commercial tracking service called LeoTrack for small satellites and cubesats Aug. 5 at the Small Satellite Conference here.
LeoLabs and New Zealand announce tool to monitor low Earth orbit activity
The cloud-based Space Regulatory and Sustainability Platform relies on information from LeoLabs’ network of phased-array radars to tracks debris and satellites in low Earth orbit. The mapping and software platform then analyses the data to ensure satellites launched from New Zealand are complying with licensing requirements.
As it plans LEO constellations, DoD must prepare to deal with congestion
The buzzword in military space these days is “proliferated LEO,” which is Pentagon-speak for large numbers of small satellites in low Earth orbit.
LeoLabs forges agreement with New Zealand
LeoLabs plans to install its next phased array radar on New Zealand's South Island, marking the space mapping startup’s first move into the Southern Hemisphere.
LeoLabs raises $13 million in Series A funding
LeoLabs, a Silicon Valley space mapping startup raised $13 million in a Series A funding round led by WERU Investment of Tokyo and Airbus Ventures, the European aerospace giant’s early-stage investment group.
FinSpace winner LeoLabs working with Planet to show how commercial data helps satellite operators avoid collisions
For six months, Planet has been sharing with LeoLabs the conjunction warnings it receives from U.S. Strategic Command’s Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base. LeoLabs uses the data to provide Planet with additional information on debris threatening its satellites.
Satellite-tracking firm LeoLabs opens for business with $4 million banked
With $4 million in the bank and two radars tracking satellites and debris in low Earth orbit, Silicon Valley startup LeoLabs is now open for business.
