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LeoLabs

US
commercialFounded 2016
Menlo Park, California, United States
www.leolabs.space
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LeoLabs estimated on 2025-01-27 that there was approximately a 1-in-100 chance that IRAS and GGSE-4 would collide at 6:39 p.m. Eastern on 2025-01-29 at an altitude of about 900 km nearly directly above Pittsburgh.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsNoiseJan 29, 2020Potential satellite collision shows need for active debris removal

LeoLabs completed construction of the Kiwi Space Radar to track objects in low Earth orbit as small as two centimeters.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductOct 24, 2019New Zealand Space Agency aims for sustainability, agility, collaboration

LeoLabs created a cloud-based platform to help monitor satellites in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: leolabsTechnical ProductOct 24, 2019New Zealand Space Agency aims for sustainability, agility, collaboration

On 2019-10-14, LeoLabs began initial operation of the Kiwi Space Radar.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductOct 14, 2019LeoLabs unveils next generation with Kiwi Space Radar

The Kiwi Space Radar operates at a higher frequency than LeoLabs' earlier sensors.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductOct 14, 2019LeoLabs Unveils Kiwi Space Radar

LeoLabs plans to include data from the Kiwi Space Radar in its products and services by the end of the year.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductOct 14, 2019LeoLabs unveils next generation with Kiwi Space Radar

The Kiwi Space Radar expands LeoLabs' radar network to the southern hemisphere.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductOct 14, 2019LeoLabs Unveils Kiwi Space Radar

LeoLabs plans to install radars at three additional sites in the next couple of years, including one near the equator and additional sites a little further north and a little further south to improve coverage of large constellations at higher inclinations.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductOct 14, 2019LeoLabs unveils next generation with Kiwi Space Radar

LeoLabs’ first two radars are located in Alaska and Texas and are designed to track objects as small as ten centimeters.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductOct 14, 2019LeoLabs unveils next generation with Kiwi Space Radar

LeoLabs operates three radars to track spacecraft and debris in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductOct 14, 2019LeoLabs unveils next generation with Kiwi Space Radar

LeoLabs states that the Kiwi Space Radar will enable thousands of new satellites to safely use low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductOct 14, 2019LeoLabs unveils next generation with Kiwi Space Radar

LeoLabs completed construction of the Kiwi Space Radar on New Zealand’s South Island and is obtaining data for testing and calibration.

Mentioned as: leolabsTechnical ProductOct 14, 2019LeoLabs unveils next generation with Kiwi Space Radar

The Kiwi Space Radar operates at a higher frequency than LeoLabs’ earlier sensors and was designed to track an estimated 250,000 additional objects down to two centimeters in size.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsOrg RelationshipOct 14, 2019LeoLabs unveils next generation with Kiwi Space Radar

LeoLabs introduced the Kiwi Space Radar on 2019-10-14.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductOct 14, 2019LeoLabs Unveils Kiwi Space Radar

Each LeoLabs radar is remotely operated and highly automated to reduce costs.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductOct 9, 2019LeoLabs planning to triple number of radar sites for space debris tracking by early 2020s

LeoLabs projects that with six radars the number of objects it tracks will grow from 13,000 to around 250,000.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductOct 9, 2019LeoLabs planning to triple number of radar sites for space debris tracking by early 2020s

Operating six radars will ensure LeoLabs can take a site offline for repairs or upgrades without interrupting service.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductOct 9, 2019LeoLabs planning to triple number of radar sites for space debris tracking by early 2020s

LeoLabs uses radar sites to track satellites and space debris in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductOct 9, 2019LeoLabs planning to triple number of radar sites for space debris tracking by early 2020s

LeoLabs plans to increase its number of radar sites from two to six over the next few years.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductOct 9, 2019LeoLabs planning to triple number of radar sites for space debris tracking by early 2020s

LeoLabs uses cloud-hosted software to organize satellites and run its radar networks.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductOct 9, 2019Space industry pressed to hire enough software engineers
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