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 operates three radars to track spacecraft and debris in low Earth orbit.
On 2019-10-14, LeoLabs began initial operation of the Kiwi Space Radar.
LeoLabs introduced the Kiwi Space Radar on 2019-10-14.
LeoLabs plans to increase its number of radar sites from two to six over the next few years.
Operating six radars will ensure LeoLabs can take a site offline for repairs or upgrades without interrupting service.
LeoLabs uses cloud-hosted software to organize satellites and run its radar networks.
Each LeoLabs radar is remotely operated and highly automated to reduce costs.
LeoLabs projects that with six radars the number of objects it tracks will grow from 13,000 to around 250,000.
LeoLabs uses radar sites to track satellites and space debris in low Earth orbit.
LeoLabs created a tool to help the New Zealand Space Agency monitor satellites in low Earth orbit.
LeoLabs unveiled a small satellite tracking service called LeoTrack on 2019-08-05 at the Small Satellite Conference in Logan, Utah.
LeoLabs hosts LeoTrack information and platform access at https://platform.leolabs.space/.
LeoLabs tracks objects in low Earth orbit using phased-array radars in Alaska and Texas.
LeoLabs is building a phased-array radar in New Zealand that it plans to begin operating by the end of the year.
LeoLabs developed the Space Regulatory and Sustainability Platform, the world's first dedicated regulatory platform for Low Earth Orbit, as a joint initiative with the New Zealand Space Agency.
The Space Regulatory and Sustainability Platform provides cloud-based services built on LeoLabs' network of global sensors.
Observations from LeoLabs' global sensor network are processed via the LeoLabs mapping and SaaS platform to produce operational and compliance information for the New Zealand regulatory and space agency.
LeoLabs and the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment signed a memorandum of understanding in 2018 to work together on various projects.
LeoLabs plans to operate a phased-array radar in Central Otago on New Zealand’s South Island.
The Space Regulatory and Sustainability Platform implements elements of the September 2018 Memorandum of Understanding between LeoLabs and New Zealand's Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.