#DYK The number of active satellites we track has increased tenfold in only 5 years? And the number of launches only continues to accelerate. Morgan L Brennan, host of CNBC’s Manifest Space podcast, recently interviewed our CEO Tony Frazier to discuss what this means for the trajectory of #SpaceDomainAwareness and #SpaceTrafficManagement missions and how #AI can help ensure a safe, secure space environment. “In less than five years, the number of active payloads has grown in low Earth orbit from 900 to over 9,000. Today, that’s along with about 13,000 pieces of space debris. Keeping track of all that and tuhen giving our customers a sense of when their high-value assets might be at risk, the core of our value proposition.” Tune in 🎧
LeoLabs
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Menlo Park, California 17,767 followers
Persistent orbital awareness for safety and security in space 📡🛰️
About us
LeoLabs is the leading provider of integrated Space Situational Awareness and Space Domain Awareness solutions that persistently monitor space to reveal threats to safety and security. Through our 24/7, all-weather global sensor network and AI-enabled platform, we collect and analyze millions of measurements per day across more than 20,000 objects to maintain a living map of orbital activity. LeoLabs is transforming how commercial satellite operators, launch providers, and government agencies see, understand, and act on opportunities to protect and defend their assets in space.
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http://www.leolabs.space
External link for LeoLabs
- Industry
- Defense and Space Manufacturing
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Menlo Park, California
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2016
- Specialties
- Radar, Satellite tracking, Data analytics, spacedebris, Space Safety, Space Security, Space Domain Awareness, and Space Situational Awareness
Locations
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4005 Bohannon Dr
Menlo Park, California 94025, US
Employees at LeoLabs
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Tony Frazier
Commercial Space Leader | National Security Executive | Technology Innovator | Diversity Champion | Corporate Board Member
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Jacinta Tobin
CRO I CMO #Space #AI #CyberSecurity #Mobile Top 50 Women in Tech (Silicon Valley Global )
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Nitin Ahuja
Senior Director @ LeoLabs | Hands-on tech leader
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Bruce Dubois
Updates
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That's a wrap on August! Our team appreciates the many great opportunities we had this month to share how we are supporting customers in #SpaceDomainAwareness and #SpaceTrafficManagement missions as well as our exciting future roadmap. #ICYMI ➡ More launches, more satellites and a busier low-Earth orbit equals more business for LeoLabs, by Mike Gruss for the new The GovExec Space Project. 🛰 https://bit.ly/3zc55Qi ➡ LeoLabs sees defense business grow as space-tracking needs multiply, Q&A by Courtney Albon for C4ISRNET. ❓ https://bit.ly/47fLQC7 ➡ Breakup of Chinese Rocket Prompts Warnings About Space Junk, by The Wall Street Journal. 🚀 https://bit.ly/3X9OyVe ➡ Dodging Debris, Payload's Mo Islam with LeoLabs CEO Tony Frazier for their Pathfinder podcast. 🎧 https://bit.ly/4cMxev5 ➡ And accomplished space exec Karen Cox joined the LeoLabs crew this week as Chief of Corporate Affairs! 👋 https://bit.ly/47coFsy
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We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Karen Cox as Chief of Corporate Affairs at LeoLabs. With an extensive background in strategic leadership, government relations, and public policy, Karen brings a wealth of experience to the company. The newly formed role of Chief of Corporate Affairs will integrate LeoLabs’ government affairs, strategic communications, and marketing teams under one executive leader as the company gains significant customer traction across the U.S. government, the military and civil space agencies of U.S. Allies and Partners, and leading commercial space operators. Karen’s deep understanding of the political landscape will be invaluable as LeoLabs helps shape dialogue around the future of SDA and STM. As a key advocate for LeoLabs, Karen will influence policies and appropriations, ensuring the industry’s interests are elevated during critical growth stages in a nascent regulatory environment. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to join the incredible LeoLabs team,” Karen said. “I’m excited about the positive effects LeoLabs will have on the security and stability of the space domain and humanity’s future in space. The growth opportunities ahead are remarkable, and I’m eager to help LeoLabs further strengthen its position as a critical mission partner for customers around the globe.” Please join us in welcoming Karen to the team!
LeoLabs Welcomes Karen Cox as Chief of Corporate Affairs To Drive Continued Growth and Industry Leadership - LeoLabs | Propelling the dynamic space era
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Commercial Space Leader | National Security Executive | Technology Innovator | Diversity Champion | Corporate Board Member
This is an important topic in the emerging market for #SpaceDomainAwareness and #SpaceTrafficManagent. The breakup of a Chinese rocket following the G60 a satellite launch generated over 700 fragments of space debris. It was great to see our very own Darren McKnight from LeoLabs quoted. Thanks to our entire team for tracking this event to help our customers keep space safe and secure. https://lnkd.in/eC2Tm97Y
Breakup of Chinese Rocket Prompts Warnings About Space Junk
wsj.com
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Our CEO Tony Frazier is featured on this week’s Payload Pathfinder podcast, where he discusses the critical role LeoLabs plays in building a living map of orbital activity for safe, secure space operations. Tony and host Mo Islam explored a range of topics, including: ➡ The company’s unique growth and value proposition ➡ The differentiators of a global, ground-based radar network ➡ The exponential increase in objects on orbit ➡ Scaling a radar system to meet the demand of a rapidly proliferating #LEO environment ➡ The future of #SpaceDomainAwareness and #SpaceTrafficManagement 🌟 And much more 🎧 Tune in ▶ https://apple.co/3AtQReb
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We’re actively monitoring and analyzing the breakup event in Low Earth Orbit (#LEO) involving a Chinese rocket body, CZ-6A. Our radar data indicates this event occurred on 6 August at ~20:10 UTC at ~810 km. It resulted in at least 700 debris fragments and potentially more than 900. This event followed the launch of CZ-6A on 6 August at ~06:42 UTC and the deployment of its 18 payloads. These payloads are publicly reported to be the first batch of satellites for the Qianfan communications mega-constellation, operated by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology. The image below shows a heavy distribution of debris in-plane (spanning over 1000 seconds) with the expected 18 satellites deployed, as observed by our radar in Western Australia. What’s the significance? This is the second time a CZ-6A rocket body has recently experienced a significant breakup event in LEO. On 12 November 2022, a CZ-6A rocket body exploded in the most densely populated region in LEO (800 km to 900 km). The resulting 500+ debris fragments were distributed between ~320 km and ~1,500 km. The collision probability at the center of the debris cloud at 830 km increased by 9%. Our analysis indicated that the event was likely triggered by an issue related to the spacecraft’s propulsion system and not a collision-induced fragmentation. (Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gbcNeWW6) These breakup events demonstrate why it’s critical we continue to track abandoned rocket bodies. Today, there are nearly 1000 abandoned rocket bodies averaging 1,500 kg each in LEO — and that number continues to grow, posing a significant risk to the space environment. While Russia and the U.S. have improved their “rocket body abandonment behavior” over the last 20 years, the relative contribution by other countries has grown by a factor of five and China by 50x. (Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gb8zanYy) Safe space operations practices and responsible behavior, such as not abandoning derelict objects in long-lived orbits, must be enforced to ensure levels of collision risk remain manageable in LEO. These events also highlight the increasing demand on space situational awareness and space operations systems. Integrating commercial capabilities, like LeoLabs', build resiliency within these systems and enable them to scale alongside the growth of threatening events in LEO. We’ll continue to monitor and analyze the resulting debris cloud from this most recent event on 6 August, and conduct a breakup analysis to understand the potential cause. More details to follow. #SpaceSafety #SpaceSustainability
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We're proud to announce that we've won over $20M in contracts in the first half of 2024. This significant milestone is fueling over 100% year-over-year revenue growth and underscores our rapid ascent as a leader in the commercial markets for Space Domain Awareness and Space Traffic Management. We now support a diverse set of government and commercial customers, including the U.S. Space Force, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and several unnamed U.S. and international government customers. We're proud to support eight nations including the space commands and civil space agencies of key U.S. Allies and Partners and are trusted by commercial space operators that own 75% of the operational satellites in #LEO. “LeoLabs has established itself as an industry leader,” said Tony Frazier, who joined as LeoLabs CEO in March. “The strong demand we experienced in the first half of 2024 reflects the emerging threats in space that require our unique capabilities and expertise. We are committed to being a critical mission partner for U.S., Allied, and commercial spacecraft operators and will continue to invest in new capabilities that help our customers counter current and future threats.” #SDA #STM #Momentum
LeoLabs Achieves Record Bookings, Solidifying its Lead in the Space Domain Awareness and Space Traffic Management Markets - LeoLabs | Propelling the dynamic space era
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Low Earth Orbit is the gateway to our universe. HBO's new film, #WildWildSpace shares how that gateway is becoming increasingly precarious — and how we're building a map of orbital activity to keep it open. This film is a must-see for anyone curious about what's going on above our heads, and why it matters. Thank you, HBO, Zero Point Zero Production, and Ashlee Vance for giving LeoLabs' Daniel Ceperley and Edward Lu a few minutes of airtime to share our critical work.
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We're proud to share that we've been selected to support the launch and operations of the UK Space Command's Project Tyche by delivering space tracking and monitoring, and collision avoidance services. "LeoLabs is proud to support the UK Space Command and the UK Ministry of Defence as it takes this significant step towards developing the UK's first constellation of ISR satellites in #LEO," said LeoLabs CEO Tony Frazier. "We look forward to acting as a critical mission partner to the UK and its Allies for this and future missions, enabling the continued safety and security of #space."
LeoLabs Selected to Support the United Kingdom's First Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Satellite in Low Earth Orbit
prnewswire.com
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"For #VLEO to be successful, operators will need a more sophisticated situational awareness network that allows more eyes to be on the sky," says LeoLabs Daniel Ceperley. That's why we're building next-generation radar technology with VLEO in mind. Learn more about the growing opportunities and challenges in VLEO in Kratos Defense and Security Solutions' latest deep dive.
Has VLEO's Time Arrived? The Tech Advancements Enabling Constellations in VLEO
kratosdefense.com