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Space Situational Awareness / Space Traffic Coordination
Space Policy Directive-3 designates the Department of Commerce as the lead civilian agency for providing basic SSA data and STM services to commercial space operators. On behalf of DOC, NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce is developing the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS).
On January 17, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves published an opinion piece in Space News citing the Commerce Department’s accomplishments to advance U.S. leadership in the commercial space industry. The op-ed also notes further work that is needed. The …
On January 14, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves released a report on the Commerce Department’s commercial space accomplishments during his and Secretary Raimondo’s tenure. The report covers many achievements across multiple bureaus of the Department, including those of NOAA …
In December 2024, the Office of Space Commerce’s Gabriel Swiney and Mariel Borowitz joined key U.S space diplomacy efforts in the United Arab Emirates.. First, OSC participated in a U.S. space trade mission to UAE, organized by the U.S. Chamber …
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On November 25, 2024, NOAA awarded a contract to Slingshot Aerospace, Inc., of El Segundo, California, to provide the website and user experience, or Presentation Layer, for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). TraCSS is the civil space situational …
On Tuesday, November 19, the NOAA Office of Space Commerce held a Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) listening session on the “Updated TraCSS Data Sharing Policy.” This session was an opportunity for the public and stakeholders to learn about …
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The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is seeking sources for a system integrator for future iterations of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS), including cloud infrastructure and provisioning services. The deadline for response has been extended from November 26 …
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Today at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2024) in Milan, Italy, the the Office of Space Commerce and Australian Space Agency signed a joint statement of intent to cooperate on matters related to space situational awareness (SSA). The two agencies …
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At this week’s International Astronautical Congress in Milan (IAC 2024), the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) and the European Union (EU) released a joint paper comparing the services provided by OSC’s Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) and the EU …
This week at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan, the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) released a paper titled, “The TraCSS Consolidated Pathfinder: Leveraging Commercial Capability in LEO.” The paper describes results and findings from OSC’s recently concluded Consolidated …
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TraCSS Phase 1.0 to provide safety alerts in midst of growing space traffic and debris NOAA, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce, announced that the initial phase of its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) has begun delivering …
Today the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) announces the acceptance of its recent orders for space situational awareness (SSA) services in support of a commercial pathfinder project on satellite owner/operator (O/O) ephemeris. The purpose of the project is to examine …
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On October 1, 2024, NOAA hosted a virtual industry day to provide interested industry partners an update of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) and obtain feedback on the subsequent contract that will evolve the next phase of the …