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U.S. Office of Space Commerce

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Kayhan Space was selected for the Office of Space Commerce’s TraCSS data quality monitoring service.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductNov 13, 2025Tracking Space Objects for Fun and Profit

Vantor has received recognition from the Office of Space Commerce for its role in the Commercial COLA Gap Pathfinder program.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipOct 27, 2025Vantor secures contract to support US Space Force with advanced tracking of space objects

Vantor is an awardee of the Office of Space Commerce's Commercial COLA Gap Pathfinder program.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductOct 23, 2025Vantor awarded USSF SDA contract for continuous tracking of high-interest space objects

The Office of Space Commerce’s Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) program published a joint study with the European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking (EU SST) program at the 2025 AMOS Conference.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductOct 1, 2025OSC & EUSST Study Opportunities for International SSA Information Sharing

The Office of Space Commerce stated that TraCSS is proceeding toward a production release scheduled for January 2026, contingent on Congress providing roughly $50 million.

Mentioned as: the office of space commerceNarrative PlanJul 28, 2025Space traffic coordination’s threat of derailment

The Office of Space Commerce awarded a contract to Slingshot Aerospace last November to develop the TraCSS presentation layer and a losing bidder filed a protest that halted work until the Government Accountability Office rejected the protest in March.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductJul 28, 2025Space traffic coordination’s threat of derailment

The Office of Space Commerce received $65 million in 2024 and requested about $75 million in 2025.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductJul 28, 2025Space traffic coordination’s threat of derailment

Several satellite operators agreed to work with the Office of Space Commerce to test TraCSS and provide feedback for later versions.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductJul 28, 2025Space traffic coordination’s threat of derailment

NOAA requested $10 million for the Office of Space Commerce in its fiscal year 2026 budget request, an amount sufficient for other OSC work but not for TraCSS.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductJul 28, 2025Space traffic coordination’s threat of derailment

The Office of Space Commerce is leading development of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) to take over civil space traffic coordination work currently handled by the Department of Defense under Space Policy Directive 3.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductJul 28, 2025Space traffic coordination’s threat of derailment

NOAA provided the Office of Space Commerce $65 million in 2024 and requested about $75 million in 2025.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipJul 28, 2025Space traffic coordination’s threat of derailment

NOAA requested $10 million for the Office of Space Commerce in its fiscal year 2026 budget request.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductJul 28, 2025Space traffic coordination’s threat of derailment

A bipartisan bill would formally authorize the Office of Space Commerce to develop a space traffic coordination system.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductFeb 17, 2025Czars versus councils: Organizing space in the new administration

The Office of Space Commerce selected Slingshot Aerospace earlier in the year to provide space situational awareness and satellite tracking data as part of a limited-term pathfinder project focused on low Earth orbit satellite tracking.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipDec 1, 2024Slingshot Aerospace awarded NOAA contract to develop the Presentation Layer for TraCSS

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Space Commerce awarded Slingshot Aerospace a $13,300,000 contract to build the TraCSS user interface.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipDec 1, 2024Slingshot Aerospace awarded NOAA contract to develop the Presentation Layer for TraCSS

The Office of Space Commerce was directed to take over traffic coordination responsibilities from the Department of Defense following the issuance of Space Policy Directive 3 in 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipDec 1, 2024Slingshot Aerospace awarded NOAA contract to develop the Presentation Layer for TraCSS

Slingshot Aerospace was awarded a $5,300,000 contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Space Commerce on 2024-11-26 to design the user experience for a next-generation space traffic coordination platform.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipNov 26, 2024Slingshot selected to design user experience for U.S. space traffic system

Space Policy Directive-3, issued in 2018, directed NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce to assume space traffic coordination responsibilities from the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceNarrative GeneralNov 26, 2024Slingshot selected to design user experience for U.S. space traffic system

The Office of Space Commerce has completed a project assessing the capabilities and costs of commercial data sources for TraCSS.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductSep 30, 2024Getting space traffic coordination on track

The Office of Space Commerce developed TraCSS using agile development techniques.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductSep 30, 2024Getting space traffic coordination on track
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