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U.S. Office of Space Commerce

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The transition of spaceflight safety services from DoD to the Office of Space Commerce may begin with geostationary orbit SSA and then launch collision avoidance.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductNov 3, 2022Civilian space traffic management office coming along, but ‘don’t expect magic’

One recommendation in the compendium endorses funding the Office of Space Commerce in the Department of Commerce so it can take on civil space traffic management responsibilities.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductOct 22, 2022Report offers wide-ranging recommendations on space safety

The Office of Space Commerce is working to create a civil space traffic management capability as required by Space Policy Directive 3.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductSep 30, 2022Office of Space Commerce: FCC “aggressively” pushing limits of authority with orbital debris rule

The Office of Space Commerce has a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Defense announced 2022-09-09 to aid development of civil space traffic management capabilities.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipSep 30, 2022Office of Space Commerce: FCC “aggressively” pushing limits of authority with orbital debris rule

Section 4 of the ORBITS Act directs NASA, the Department of Commerce Office of Space Commerce (OSC), and the National Space Council to publish an unclassified list of orbital debris that poses the greatest immediate risk to in-space operations and spacecraft.

Mentioned as: Department of Commerce Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductSep 16, 2022National Space Society statement regarding the Orbital Sustainability Act of 2022

LeoLabs operates a worldwide network of radars to track objects in low Earth orbit and received a contract to provide real-time and archived data on a subset of objects it tracks for use by the Office of Space Commerce in evaluating prototype space traffic management systems.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipSep 9, 2022Commerce and Defense Departments sign agreement on space traffic management cooperation

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hosts the Office of Space Commerce, which is tasked with building up a civil space traffic management capability.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductSep 9, 2022Commerce and Defense Departments sign agreement on space traffic management cooperation

The Department of Commerce has made its first commercial data purchases for the Office of Space Commerce effort, with the purchased data covering both low Earth orbit and geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductSep 9, 2022Commerce and Defense Departments sign agreement on space traffic management cooperation

Civil space traffic management responsibilities to be taken by the Office of Space Commerce include providing warnings to satellite operators of potential close approaches between their satellites and other space objects.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductAug 9, 2022Tracking debris and space traffic a growing challenge for U.S. military

The Office of Space Commerce is charged with implementing Space Policy Directive 3 to take over civil space traffic management responsibilities currently handled by U.S. Space Command.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductAug 9, 2022Tracking debris and space traffic a growing challenge for U.S. military

Lawmakers should evaluate whether the Office of Space Commerce has the structure, mandate, and funding necessary to oversee national space traffic management.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductAug 2, 2022Report: U.S. should push for global rules on space traffic management

The U.S. Congress is called to examine the capabilities of the Office of Space Commerce regarding space traffic management duties.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductAug 2, 2022Report: U.S. should push for global rules on space traffic management

The Office of Space Commerce is working with the Department of Defense, the U.S. Space Force, and U.S. Space Command to develop linkages and transition civil space traffic management responsibilities from DoD to Commerce.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipJul 13, 2022Office of Space Commerce to start developing architecture for traffic management

The Office of Space Commerce is charged with implementing Space Policy Directive 3, a four-year-old policy directing the Commerce Department to take over civil space traffic management responsibilities currently handled by the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductJul 13, 2022Office of Space Commerce to start developing architecture for traffic management

The Biden administration requested $87,800,000 for the Office of Space Commerce for fiscal year 2023, an 800% increase over the previous budget.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceOrg RelationshipJul 13, 2022Office of Space Commerce to start developing architecture for traffic management

Office of Space Commerce Director Richard DalBello will give the opening remarks at the 2022-06-28 NIST symposium.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductJun 29, 2022NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce joins an industry focus on the effects of satellites on astronomy

Richard DalBello began working as director of the Office of Space Commerce days before a 2022-05-12 congressional hearing on space situational awareness.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceNarrative GeneralJun 24, 2022Parallel Paths for Space Sustainability

Richard DalBello’s vision for the Office of Space Commerce is to implement an open architecture data repository that provides basic services to commercial, civil, and international entities for free.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductJun 23, 2022Office of Space Commerce on a “listening tour” for civil space traffic management

The Office of Space Commerce is charged with implementing Space Policy Directive 3.

Mentioned as: Office of Space CommerceTechnical ProductJun 23, 2022Office of Space Commerce on a “listening tour” for civil space traffic management

Potential Office of Space Commerce oversight could eventually include commercial space stations and human safety in space, although that is not planned for 2022 or next year.

Mentioned as: U.S. Office of Space CommerceNarrative GeneralJun 23, 2022Office of Space Commerce on a “listening tour” for civil space traffic management
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