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Space Situational Awareness / Space Traffic Management
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).
The United States Departments of Commerce (DoC) and Defense (DoD) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) formalizing the organizations’ relationship for basic space situational awareness (SSA), space traffic management (STM), and coordination for civil and commercial entities. The agreement …
On July 28, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released the National Orbital Debris Mitigation Plan, a national effort to meet our space sustainability priorities to mitigate, track, and remediate debris. View plan at whitehouse.gov (PDF) …
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On July 22, 2022, the NOAA Office of Space Commerce issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) related to its effort to establish an Open Architecture Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Data Repository and conduct pilots, prototypes and experiments to fulfill its …
Today, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced that Richard DalBello, a venerable figure in government and the private-sector satellite industry, has been appointed to be the new director of NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC), the coordinator of space commerce policy …
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On April 18, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the United States commits not to conduct destructive, direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missile testing, and that the United States seeks to establish this as a new international norm for responsible behavior in …
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On March 28, 2022, the White House released the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget request for the Department of Commerce. The President’s budget proposes $87.7 million for the Office of Space Commerce, a $77.7 million increase above the FY …
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Today, the Department of Commerce released its updated Strategic Plan for 2022-2026. Strategic Objective 1.7 of the plan is to “Advance U.S. leadership in the global commercial space industry.” View the strategic plan (16 MB PDF)Learn more at commerce.gov Strategic …
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Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a Space Object Commercial Data Request for Information (RFI). View/respond to RFI at SAM.gov NOAA is soliciting information from commercial satellite tracking providers on data products, services, and capabilities to support …
Today, Vice President Kamala Harris chaired the inaugural meeting of the National Space Council under the Biden-Harris Administration. As a member of the Council, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo spoke about the Department’s many roles in space, particularly the Office …
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Russia tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile on November 15, 2021, Moscow Standard Time, that struck a Russian satellite (COSMOS 1408) and created a debris field in low-Earth orbit. The test so far has generated more than 1,500 pieces of …
On July 9, the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a report titled, “The Spectrum Needs of U.S. Space-Based Operations: An Inventory of Current and Projected Uses.” View report at NTIA.gov The report aims to provide basic …
View report as PDF (1.8 MB)Today, the Office of Space Commerce published a report on the Commerce Department’s space commerce accomplishments under Secretary Wilbur Ross and the Trump Administration. The report recaps the Department’s success in achieving its strategic objective to …