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Photo credit: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) From June 22-23, 2026, representatives of the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) and the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) hosted a 2-day “India-US …
OSC Participates in “India-US Joint Space Situational Awareness Workshop” Read more »
In June, staff from the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) – including OSC’s Director of Policy, Advocacy, and International Affairs, Gabriel Swiney, and Head of International SSA Coordination, Dr. Mariel Borowitz, participated as members of …
SSA Coordination in Focus at 69th Session of UN COPUOS Read more »
A leap forward for international spaceflight safety and SSA coordination. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) has begun onboarding “National Government Accounts” onto the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). These …
TraCSS Goes Global: International Government Onboarding Begins Read more »
The U.S. Department of State’s Office of Space Affairs has posted a solicitation seeking private sector participation in a “Discussion Group on the topic of Space Situational Awareness (SSA).” Background: The growing number of satellites …
OSC’s Head of International SSA Engagement, Mariel Borowitz, presents findings from the joint study at the 2025 AMOS Conference. Opportunities for SSA Information Sharing There are multiple independent national and regional space situational awareness systems …
OSC & EUSST Study Opportunities for International SSA Information Sharing Read more »
The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is pleased to announce that the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) program has added another commercial space situational awareness (SSA) services provider – Kayhan Space – to bring an additional …
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 …
The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS), which wrapped up its meetings this week, has agreed to establish an expert group on Space Situational Awareness (SSA), following a proposal …
UN COPUOS Establishes Expert Group on Space Situational Awareness 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 …
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 September 21, during the 2024 Quad Leaders’ Summit in Wilmington, Delaware, the White House released a fact sheet citing space situational awareness (SSA) as a focus area for cooperation among Australia, India, Japan, and …