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U.S. Office of Space Commerce

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The Commercial Space Act of 2023, reported by the House committee, extended the learning period to October 2031 and created a mission authorization system for novel space activities to be handled by the Office of Space Commerce.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipMar 29, 2024Senate bills seek to reform commercial space regulations

The LAUNCH Act requires the Office of Space Commerce to incorporate industry input into commercial remote sensing licensing and to provide assistance to license applicants.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductMar 29, 2024Senate bills seek to reform commercial space regulations

Kayhan Space won an order from the Office of Space Commerce on 2024-02-29 to provide space situational awareness data quality monitoring services.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipMar 19, 2024Kayhan Space offers space traffic coordination system for universities

The 2023-10-01 appropriation of $65,000,000 for the Office of Space Commerce is less than the $70,000,000 it received in 2023 and less than the $88,000,000 requested for 2024.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductMar 9, 2024Congress passes final fiscal year 2024 spending bill for NASA, NOAA and FAA

The fiscal year 2024 spending bill provides $65,000,000 for NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipMar 9, 2024Congress passes final fiscal year 2024 spending bill for NASA, NOAA and FAA

The Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs division of the Office of Space Commerce will publish a request for information in the Federal Register on 2024-03-08 about debris mitigation regulations for systems it licenses.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipMar 7, 2024Office of Space Commerce considers restoring orbital debris regulations for commercial remote sensing licensees

An Office of Space Commerce official previewed the request for information at a 2024-02-29 event hosted by the FCC’s Space Bureau marking two decades of FCC orbital debris regulations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceNarrative GeneralMar 7, 2024Office of Space Commerce considers restoring orbital debris regulations for commercial remote sensing licensees

LeoLabs is participating in an Office of Space Commerce program that could lead to incorporation of commercial data into its space traffic coordination system.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipFeb 26, 2024Tony Frazier takes the helm at LeoLabs

The NOAA Office of Space Commerce (OSC) operates a Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) that leverages commercial space solutions to support space situational awareness (SSA) data and services.

Mentioned as: NOAA Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipFeb 20, 2024MSUA unveils the finalists for the 2024 Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards finalists + keynote speaker

In January, the U.S. Office of Space Commerce placed orders with COMSPOC, LeoLabs, and Slingshot Aerospace to provide data and services on objects in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductFeb 12, 2024LeoLabs raises $29 million

The CRADA’s research efforts will assist NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce in developing capabilities to deconflict and manage the increasingly crowded orbital environment.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipFeb 4, 2024NOAA + SpaceX enter cooperative agreement for automated collision avoidance R&D

NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce plans to announce additional partnering opportunities in the near future.

Mentioned as: NOAA’s Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductFeb 4, 2024NOAA + SpaceX enter cooperative agreement for automated collision avoidance R&D

The CRADA was established on 2024-01-31 and allows the sharing of facilities between the Office of Space Commerce and SpaceX without exchanging funds.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipJan 31, 2024Office of Space Commerce seeks SpaceX’s constellation coordination expertise

The Office of Space Commerce will perform an astrodynamics evaluation of the tools SpaceX uses to manage more than 5,000 Starlink broadband satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceNarrative GeneralJan 31, 2024Office of Space Commerce seeks SpaceX’s constellation coordination expertise

The Office of Space Commerce plans to announce additional partnering opportunities shortly.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductJan 31, 2024Office of Space Commerce seeks SpaceX’s constellation coordination expertise

The SAFE Orbit Act would formally authorize the Office of Space Commerce to develop and operate a space traffic coordination system including maintaining a public catalog and providing basic services at no charge.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductJan 26, 2024FCC reaffirms orbital debris mitigation rules

LeoLabs received a Consolidated Pathfinder order from NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce for the development of the civil-led national Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS).

Mentioned as: NOAA’s Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipJan 22, 2024LeoLabs Receives Order from NOAA to Develop the National Space Traffic Coordination System

The Office of Space Commerce secured $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and requested $88,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceNarrative GeneralJan 19, 2024Office of Space Commerce starts commercial pathfinder project for civil space traffic coordination system

The Office of Space Commerce selected COMSPOC, LeoLabs, and Slingshot Aerospace to participate in a Consolidated Pathfinder program on 2024-01-19.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipJan 19, 2024Office of Space Commerce starts commercial pathfinder project for civil space traffic coordination system

The Office of Space Commerce is taking an iterative 'crawl, walk, run' approach to TraCSS with an initial Phase 1.0 set to be ready as soon as September and quarterly updates planned through September 2025.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceNarrative GeneralJan 19, 2024Office of Space Commerce starts commercial pathfinder project for civil space traffic coordination system
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