Northrop Grumman says first DARC test validates radar tracking capability
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Russia’s new Cosmos satellite orbiting near US sat, piques ASAT fears
Based on its orbital pattern, independent astronomer Marco Langbroek said he suspected the new satellite is joining other Russian "sleeping interceptors."
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Commerce initiates civil space tracking operations with ‘beta’ users
"Transitioning the spaceflight safety SSA responsibilities to DoC, a civil agency, will improve support to these users and allow DoD to focus its resources on core defense missions,” John Hill, DoD's senior space policy officer, said.
Commerce ‘on track’ for version 1.0 of space tracking system, using DoD data
In discussing the preliminary version of TraCSS, Richard DalBello, director of the Office of Space Commerce, revealed to Breaking Defense that he's stepping down at the end of the year.
Commerce extends commercial data contracts for space tracking system pilot
All five contractors — COMSPOC, Kayhan Space, LeoLabs, Slingshot Aerospace, and SpaceNav — received new orders, bringing total "spending over the course of the Consolidated Pathfinder to $15.5 million," according to an announcement by the Office of Space Commerce.
Commerce’s ‘Global Vision’ for tracking on orbit systems emphasizes international coordination
A global ecosystem that shares space situational awareness data can secure a safe future for space, but much greater international coordination is needed, according to a new document from the Office of Space Commerce.
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‘Slow transition:’ Commerce may need 5+ years to take over DoD non-military space tracking
"It's not going to be like a 'boom' milestone delivery where one day there's nothing and the next day, there's a finished system," Richard DalBello, director of the Office of Space Commerce, said of the swap from DoD to Commerce.
To kill the kill chains: How Space Force could use AI to avoid ‘operational surprise’ on orbit
A new "white paper" from Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, obtained by Breaking Defense, stresses the foundational role of timely space domain awareness in ensuring that Space Force commanders are not caught flat-footed by adversaries.
Space Force sees potential value from DoC commercial sat tracking data
"I would imagine that as Department of Commerce continues to mature this concept, we will definitely want to take advantage of what they're doing," said Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein.
Second Russian Luch/Olymp satellite now trailing Western systems in orbit
While the new Russian satellite didn't get super close to any others, its behavior "could be considered unfriendly," said Slingshot's Audrey Schaffer, who until recently served as the director of space policy at the National Security Council.
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Pentagon plans to transfer ‘high accuracy’ space tracking data to Commerce
"Commercial data, commercial processing is not classified. It does not matter that the DoD wishes it were," said Barbara Golf, special advisor to Space Systems Command.
Space moves: Trackers losing maneuvering sats, increasing heavenly danger, study says
The COMSPOC study included a look at risks from unannounced rendezvous and proximity operations — such as those being routinely performed by the Russian "inspector" satellite Luch/Olymp that have raised hackles at the Defense Department — and the risks to US military satellites cause by mis-plotting the trajectories of adversary birds.
EXCLUSIVE: Aussie company to unveil passive space radar in a box, LEO space tracking
"We're talking about a shipping container that includes everything: the power supply, the generator, the batteries, all of the computers, all of the antennas that will fit inside," CEO James Palmer said. "You can put it into an area where you wish to get some coverage, deploy the aperture out, and within half-a-day you're up and running and observing stuff in Low Earth Orbit completely covertly."
NOAA plans ‘initial’ civil alternate to DoD space tracking system by 2024: senior official
NOAA next week will issue first requests for proposal to industry asking for help in setting requirements for an unclassified space tracking and collision warning system, said Steve Volz, who currently manages the effort.