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Space Situational Awareness / Space Traffic Coordination
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).
On Wednesday, July 19, the Office of Space Commerce hosted an in-person workshop for commercial Space Situational Awareness (SSA) data/products and service providers to discuss the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). The workshop was part of a series of continuing engagements with the user …
On July 12, the Office of Space Commerce will host a virtual workshop for satellite owner/operators to discuss the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). This workshop, organized in partnership with AIAA, will be the first in a set of …
On May 20, President Biden, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India met in Hiroshima for the fifth convening of the Quad Leaders’ Summit. The leaders announced major …
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On Wednesday, April 12, the Office of Space Commerce hosted a live video presentation about the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) being developing for civil and commercial space situational awareness. Among other things, OSC shared its findings from the …
On March 15, 2023, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves delivered the Wednesday luncheon keynote speech at the SATELLITE 2023 conference in Washington, D.C. He provided an update on the Commerce Department’s progress in implementing its strategic objective to promote …
Below are the public comments received by the Office of Space Commerce in response to our Request for Information issued January 26, 2023. The comment period closed February 27, 2023. Comments are listed in the order of receipt. They are …
Today Dr. Michael Morgan, NOAA Assistant Secretary for Environmental Observation and Prediction, delivered the Tuesday keynote speech at the SmallSat Symposium in Mountain View, California. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery. Good morning. It is a pleasure to …
Today, the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) published a request for information (RFI) requesting additional input from interested parties on OSC’s currently planned scope of basic safety services to be provided via the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) program. …
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On December 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s NOAA took a step forward in its plans to provide space traffic coordination services to commercial and civil satellite operators operating in the increasingly congested orbits around Earth. As part of …
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Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released the first National Cislunar Science and Technology (S&T) Strategy to address how U.S. S&T leadership will support responsible, peaceful, and sustainable exploration and use of Cislunar space—the large region of space …
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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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