space situational awareness (SSA) Archives

A time exposure shows the arc of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as it streaks toward space after lifting off from the Kennedy Space Center on April 27, 2022. (Photo by Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images)

Office of Space Commerce’s space traffic coordination pilot commences

The office is testing commercial space situational awareness services to determine if they can form the core of its new system.

Dec 7, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Air Force Research Lab seeks new algorithms to enhance space situational awareness

AFRL is soliciting white papers for new machine learning and high-tech computing capabilities that could improve the U.S. military’s situational awareness of potential threats in the space…

Aug 11, 2022 By Jon Harper

Office of Space Commerce seeks more commercial satellite tracking data

The Department of Commerce office is seeking to improve the reliability of its space debris collision warnings.

Mar 1, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Bangabandhu Satellite-1 Mission (SpaceX / Flickr)

Commerce, DOD plan to create satellite location data repository

The repository is intended to give government and industry more awareness of orbiting satellites and space junk.

Sep 29, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir