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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 Wednesday, April 30, at 2:00 pm (EDT), the NOAA Office of Space Commerce (OSC) held a virtual Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) stakeholder listening session on the TraCSS Conjunction Data Message (CDM) specification. …
TraCSS Listening Session: Conjunction Data Message (CDM) Specification Read more →
On April 15, 2025, the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) released a Request for Information seeking input on the structure of a future multi-vendor contract structure for obtaining space situational awareness (SSA) data and services. …
OSC Seeks Industry Input on SSA Data and Services Contract Structure Read more →
On March 14, 2025, the Office of Space Commerce issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) requesting white papers that could lead to proposals and funded research to enhance and advance space situational awareness (SSA) and …
The NOAA Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is interested in conducting a new pathfinder project for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). The pathfinder would investigate commercially available capabilities for the identification and cataloging …
Office of Space Commerce Seeks Industry Comments on Proposed TraCSS Pathfinder Read more →
On January 24, 2025, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) placed an order valued at $4.8 million to service the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). TraCSS is the civil space situational awareness system …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Office of Space Commerce Solicits Sources for TraCSS System Integrator 2.0 Read more →