LeoLabs is a leading commercial provider of Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Space Traffic Management (STM) services. The company operates a global network of phased array radars to track objects in low Earth orbit (LEO), including satellites and space debris, down to 2cm in diameter. LeoLabs provides data and analytics to satellite operators, commercial enterprises, and government agencies like the U.S. Space Force and the European Space Agency (ESA) for collision avoidance, mission risk assessment, and space situational awareness. Their services support safe and sustainable operations in space, enabling customers to monitor and respond to threats in an increasingly congested orbital environment.
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LeoLabs selected Costa Rica as the site for its new radar based on the nation's equatorial location and its commitment to environmental responsibility.
Each additional radar in LeoLabs’ network improves the company’s ability to track objects in orbit.
LeoLabs is building a global network of phased array radars to map low Earth orbit and provide collision-avoidance services to satellite operators.
If the COVID-19 pandemic does not impede construction, LeoLabs plans to begin operating the new Costa Rica radar in early 2021.
LeoLabs’ Kiwi Space Radar began tracking objects as small as two centimeters in 2019.
Once the Costa Rica radar is operating, LeoLabs will be able to offer collision-avoidance services for currently untracked objects.
LeoLabs plans to construct a phased-array radar in Costa Rica to track objects as small as two centimeters across in low-inclination orbits.
LeoLabs’ radars in Alaska and Texas are designed to track objects as small as 0.1 m.
The $15,000,000 contract to LeoLabs will support the operation and maintenance of a worldwide highly capable phased-array radar network for space surveillance.
The Department of Defense awarded LeoLabs a $15,000,000 contract on 2020-07-10 funded under the Defense Production Act to support domestic industries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
LeoLabs tracks satellites and debris in low Earth orbit using ground-based phased array radars.
The $15,000,000 Defense Production Act contract for LeoLabs is funded using funds authorized and appropriated under the CARES Act.
AGI, ExoAnalytic Solutions, and LeoLabs track satellites using optical telescopes or radars and are part of the Commerce Department’s approach to implementing SPD-3.
LeoLabs is offering an automated collision warning service called LeoLabs Collision Avoidance that identifies potential close approaches and can perform additional observations using its ground-based radar network to refine predictions.
LeoLabs introduced the LeoLabs Collision Avoidance platform on 2020-05-13 in Menlo Park, California.
LeoLabs Collision Avoidance is designed for customization to meet different constellation needs.
LeoLabs Collision Avoidance provides streaming data feeds that deliver real-time conjunction alerts for owner-operator satellites.
LeoLabs designed LeoLabs Collision Avoidance prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and included remote features to support operators working from home.
Over the next 24 months LeoLabs plans to add additional high-fidelity phased-array radars to its global sensor network to expand collision alerts to include previously uncatalogued small debris.
LeoLabs unveiled a service on 2020-05-13 to help commercial and government satellite operators avoid collisions with debris and other satellites in low Earth orbit.