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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.
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
Today at the 25th Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, Office of Space Commerce Director Richard DalBello and Dr. Mariel Borowitz will deliver a featured presentation highlighting the Traffic Coordination System for …
At this week’s Advanced Maui Optical Surveillance (AMOS) Conference, 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 …
Joint Paper Compares SSA Services Provided by TraCSS, EU SST Read more »
On Tuesday, September 17, the NOAA Office of Space Commerce (OSC) released a video update on the planning for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS), the Department of Commerce’s space situational awareness (SSA) and …
Today at the ITU Space Sustainability Forum 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland, OSC Policy Advisor Christine Joseph spoke about space situational awareness (SSA) innovation with members of the commercial SSA industry. She discussed how OSC’s Traffic …
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The 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 in …
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On Tuesday, August 7, at the 2024 Small Satellite Conference, OSC Policy Advisor Christine Joseph provided an overview presentation on the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). View presentation slides The presentation covers TraCSS program …
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 …
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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 …
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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 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 …
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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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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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On April 3, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Office of Space Commerce held a virtual listening session on “space data standards and formats – conjunction data messages.“ The session covered the recommended conjunction data messages …
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In April 2024, the Office of Space Commerce released its “Global Space Situational Awareness Coordination” document, outlining a vision for a future of globally coordinated SSA services. The Office of Space Commerce envisions that in …