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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 July 31, 2024, at the AIAA ASCEND 2024 conference, OSC Chief Engineer Sandy Magnus and DoD’s Barbara Golf provided an update on the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) and the migration of space …
Today the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Presentation Layer (user interface and user experience) of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). View the RFP at SAM.gov …
Office of Space Commerce Releases RFP for TraCSS Presentation Layer Read more →
On July 18, the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) posted a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Presentation Layer of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). View the draft RFP at SAM.gov Questions …
Feedback Sought on Draft RFP for TraCSS Presentation Layer Read more →
The Office of Space Commerce is pleased to announce that Dmitry Poisik has been appointed as the inaugural Program Manager for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS), effective July 1, 2024. Poisik brings extensive …
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On Tuesday, July 9 at 2:00 pm (EDT), the Office of Space Commerce held a TraCSS listening session on “Proposed User Agreement and Data Sharing Policy”. The session was an opportunity for stakeholders to provide …
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The Office of Space Commerce has published a compendium of space industry technical standards, including standards relevant to space situational awareness and space traffic coordination. To foster economic growth and technological advancement of the U.S. …
OSC Publishes Space Industry Technical Standards Compendium Read more →
The Office of Space Commerce has released an infographic about its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS), the IT system it is developing to provide space situational awareness (SSA) information to the public. The infographic …
Infographic of TraCSS Accomplishments – FY23 to Mid-FY24 Read more →
Total investment in commercial SSA data, services for project reach $15.5M Today the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) announced a one-month extension of its ongoing Consolidated Pathfinder project in support of the Traffic Coordination System …
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Today the United States and the Philippines strengthened bilateral ties by holding their first space dialogue in Washington, D.C. The Office of Space Commerce attended to discuss our efforts to advance space situational awareness, including …
Commerce Joins 1st U.S.-Philippines Space Dialogue Read more →
On Thursday, May 9, the Department of Commerce’s Office of Space Commerce held a TraCSS listening session on “Space Data Standards & Formats: Orbit Comprehensive Message”. The presentation covered a proposal for the Traffic Coordination …
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