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LeoLabs

US
commercialFounded 2016
Menlo Park, California, United States
www.leolabs.space
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LeoLabs operates the West Australian Space Radar.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductSep 19, 2023LeoLabs, SAIC to develop space-tracking software platform

LeoLabs operates a global network of space-monitoring phased array radars at six sites around the world.

Mentioned as: leolabsNarrative GeneralSep 19, 2023LeoLabs, SAIC to develop space-tracking software platform

LeoLabs operates a network of phased array radars to track objects in low-Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductSep 6, 2023Stand up, Space Greta

LeoLabs supported the Aeolus assisted reentry as a tracking partner and received ephemeris data from ESA Mission Control prior to and after each maneuver.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsOrg RelationshipAug 18, 2023LeoLabs Provides Tracking Support for ESA's Historic Aeolus Reentry

LeoLabs received ephemeris data from ESA Mission Control prior to and after each de-orbit maneuver for Aeolus.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsOrg RelationshipAug 14, 2023LeoLabs Provides Tracking Support for ESA's Historic Assisted Satellite Reentry

LeoLabs provided tracking of the European Space Agency's Aeolus satellite during its semi-controlled reentry in July 2023.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsOrg RelationshipAug 14, 2023LeoLabs Provides Tracking Support for ESA's Historic Assisted Satellite Reentry

The LeoLabs press release about ESA's Aeolus assisted reentry was issued from Menlo Park, California on 2023-08-14.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductAug 14, 2023LeoLabs Provides Tracking Support for ESA's Historic Assisted Satellite Reentry

LeoLabs commissioned the LeoLabs Azores Space Radar on 2023-06-07.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductJun 7, 2023LeoLabs Accelerates Radar Coverage in Europe with Commissioning of the Azores Space Radar

The Azores Space Radar augments LeoLabs’ ability to discover, track, and catalog objects under 0.1 m.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductJun 7, 2023LeoLabs Accelerates Radar Coverage in Europe with Commissioning of the Azores Space Radar

LeoLabs plans to further expand its radar network in late 2023 and 2024.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductJun 7, 2023LeoLabs Accelerates Radar Coverage in Europe with Commissioning of the Azores Space Radar

Since its 2022-08-04 launch, Leolabs observed multiple large maneuvers raising the spaceplane’s altitude as well as repeated deployments, formation flying, and docking of sub-satellite Object J (NORAD ID 54218).

Mentioned as: LeoLabsNarrative GeneralMay 11, 2023China’s spaceplane conducted proximity and capture maneuvers with subsatellite, data suggests

Leolabs’ assessment highlighted a period between 2022-11-25 and 2022-12-24 in which the spaceplane and Object J were either docked or spaced very closely, with a possible docking performed on 2022-11-25 or 26, 2022.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsOrg RelationshipMay 11, 2023China’s spaceplane conducted proximity and capture maneuvers with subsatellite, data suggests

Leolabs identified a later phase of operations between 2023-02-20 and 2023-03-29 that featured apparent forced separation followed by rendezvous and formation flying, during which NORAD ID 54218 maneuvered independently of the parent craft.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsNarrative GeneralMay 11, 2023China’s spaceplane conducted proximity and capture maneuvers with subsatellite, data suggests

Leolabs identified the companion subsatellite (Object J, NORAD ID 54218) as being used in a series of rendezvous and proximity operations with the spaceplane.

Mentioned as: LeolabsTechnical ProductMay 11, 2023China’s spaceplane conducted proximity and capture maneuvers with subsatellite, data suggests

Leolabs identified a second docking involving the spaceplane and Object J on 2023-01-10.

Mentioned as: LeolabsTechnical ProductMay 11, 2023China’s spaceplane conducted proximity and capture maneuvers with subsatellite, data suggests

LeoLabs has developed software to sift radar data to map low-Earth orbit and provide space behavior awareness at scale.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsOrg RelationshipApr 21, 2023LeoLabs highlights on-orbit maneuvers

Leo Labs received a 2022 contract from the U.S. Department of Commerce to help support the development of a U.S. civil-led Space Traffic Management prototype.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsOrg RelationshipApr 7, 2023Leo Labs and Clear Space Collaborate for a Safer and Sustainable Space Environment

Leo Labs and Clear Space jointly hosted the LEO Kinetic Space Safety Workshop in May 2022.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsNarrative GeneralApr 7, 2023Leo Labs and Clear Space Collaborate for a Safer and Sustainable Space Environment

The MOU commits ClearSpace and LeoLabs to collaborate on thought leadership and business opportunities that promote space safety, responsible stewardship of the space environment, and the companies’ services and programs.

Mentioned as: LeoLabsTechnical ProductApr 5, 2023ClearSpace and LeoLabs’ MOU to advance a safer, more sustainable space environment

ClearSpace and LeoLabs jointly hosted the LEO Kinetic Space Safety Workshop in May 2022 at EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne).

Mentioned as: LeoLabsNarrative GeneralApr 5, 2023ClearSpace and LeoLabs’ MOU to advance a safer, more sustainable space environment
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