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ArianeGroup expands GEOTracker telescope network • ITU forms info sharing platform for network resilience
A 35-50% decline in stock prices among several major satellite operators is likely indicative of deeper concerns than the coronavirus, according to Northern Sky Research.
Venezuela’s flagship communications satellite out of service and tumbling
Venezuela’s first and only state-owned communications satellite has been out of service since March 13 when a series of maneuvers left it tumbling in an unusable orbit.
L3Harris wins $1.2 billion contract to maintain, upgrade space surveillance systems
The award is for a new program named MOSSAIC, short for maintenance of space situational awareness integrated capabilities.
U.S. Space Command eager to hand over space traffic duties to Commerce Department
Maj. Gen. Stephen Whiting said the transfer of space traffic management responsibilities can't happen until Commerce gets the necessary resources.
Air Force: SSA is no more; it’s ’Space Domain Awareness’
SDA is the new term replacing Space Situational Awareness, according to an Oct. 4 memo from Air Force Space Command.
ConsenSys Space announces crowdsourced SSA data system
A venture linked to a former space mining company announced Oct. 21 a very different project, using blockchain technology to provide crowdsourced space situational awareness (SSA) data.
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.”
U.S. Air Force to begin transferring space situational awareness data to Commerce Department
Kevin O’Connell, director of the Commerce Department’s Office of Space Commerce, said the repository, called the Unified Data Library, is the first step in the transfer of some space situational awareness responsibilities as requested by the White House last year.
Air Force Chief Goldfein: To win in space, U.S. must work closer with allies
At last week's international air chiefs conference, "every country talked about their space launch business."
India ASAT debris spotted above 2,200 kilometers, will remain a year or more in orbit
At least a dozen fragments from India’s March 27 anti-satellite test reached altitudes above 1,000 kilometers, meaning some debris will stay in orbit much longer than estimated by India, according to research from Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI).
ExoAnalytic, NorthStar E&S team up on space situational awareness
ExoAnalytic Solutions, a company that tracks satellites and space debris using ground-based telescopes, announced a partnership April 1 with NorthStar Earth and Sky, a Canadian startup developing a constellation of 40 satellites that will track objects in space.
U.S. military was immediately aware of India’s anti-satellite missile test
The Air Force said India's anti-satellite missile test posed no risk to the International Space Station
LEO startup raises $39.5 million for constellation to watch Earth and space
The round brings NorthStar E&S’s total funding to 83 million Canadian dollars and ends a funding drought from when the company announced its plans three years ago.
Air Force launches $100K challenge for ‘space awareness innovators’
Air Force: “The need for timely and accurate object tracking is paramount to the defense of space."
Air Force eyes commercial options to gain intelligence on space threats
Melanie Stricklan, Slingshot Aerospace: “We see a big need for SSA solutions, not just in the military but also in academia and in satellite owners and operators."
Defense Department turning over space traffic management to Commerce, but details still unclear
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Stephen Kitay: 'We’re excited about the new partnership with Commerce on space traffic management.'
