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NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is developing the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) to provide basic space situational awareness (SSA) data and services to civil and private space operators and to support spaceflight safety, space sustainability, and international coordination. Learn more at the TraCSS landing page.
As a public space situational awareness system, the Office of Space Commerce’s Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) embraces the principles of transparency and openness. To keep stakeholders appraised of the program’s development. OSC has published the …
In June, the Office of Space Commerce’s Acting Director, Janice Starzyk, and Head of International SSA Engagement, Dr Mariel Borowitz, sat down with Yvette Gonzalez of Space Cafe radio for a discussion on the Traffic …
OSC Discusses International SSA Coordination with Space Cafe Radio Read more →
On Friday, August 1, 2025, the NOAA Office of Space Commerce (OSC) held a virtual Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) stakeholder listening session on the updated TraCSS Conjunction Data Message (CDM) and Orbit Comprehensive …
TraCSS Listening Session: Updated CDM & OCM Specifications Read more →
The NOAA Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is pleased to announce that SpaceX has joined the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) as the system’s 10th beta user. With the addition of SpaceX, TraCSS is now able …
On June 11, 2025, the NOAA Office of Space Commerce announced the selection of awardees for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) program’s Commercial Collision Avoidance (COLA) Gap Pathfinder effort, originally posted on the …
OSC Announces Awardees of the Commercial COLA Gap Pathfinder Read more →
The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) announces that, as of May 20, 2025, the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) has implemented Program Increment 1.2 for its beta users. This release introduces on-demand screening of …
One of the NOAA Office of Space Commerce’s most important jobs is advancing the U.S. commercial space sector’s global leadership. In May 2025, the Office of Space Commerce joined the United States delegation at the …
OSC Delivers U.S. Statement on Space Traffic Management at UN COPUOS Read more →
The Office of Space Commerce’s Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) is expanding its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with SpaceX, announced in January 2024, to incorporate Launch Collision Avoidance (LCOLA) screenings into ongoing …
The NOAA Office of Space Commerce (OSC) announces a new opportunity for commercial space situational awareness (SSA) companies to support the development of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). Vendors are invited to participate …
OSC Places Orders for Commercial COLA Gap Pathfinder Read more →
From April 7 – 10, the Office of Space Commerce attended the 2025 Space Symposium as part of a NOAA delegation led by Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for International and Space Affairs Juan Caro and …
OSC Strengthens Partnerships at Space Symposium 2025 Read more →