The company will deliver Space Situational Awareness services
for the United Kingdom Space Command's Project Tyche, the first
satellite procurement under the ISTARI programme
MENLO PARK, Calif.,
July 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- LeoLabs, the leading provider of integrated solutions that
persistently monitor activity in space to reveal threats to safety
and security, today announced it was selected to support the launch
and operations of the United
Kingdom (UK) Space Command's Project Tyche by delivering
space tracking and monitoring, and collision avoidance
services.
Tyche, scheduled to launch this summer, is a 150-kilogram
research and development concept being built under the ISTARI
programme. This project aims to test and demonstrate technologies
that will form the UK Space Command's first ISTARI multi-satellite
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) constellation
in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Tyche is the first concept satellite to
launch under this programme.
In addition to providing Space Situational Awareness (SSA)
services for Tyche, LeoLabs will also provide the UK Space Command
with Space Domain Awareness (SDA) services, including persistent
monitoring of selected high-interest objects.
"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 Low
Earth Orbit," 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."
About LeoLabs (www.leolabs.space):
LeoLabs is the leading provider of integrated solutions that
persistently monitor activity in space to reveal threats to safety
and security. Through our unique global radar network and
AI-enabled data analytics platform, we collect millions of
measurements per day across more than 20,000 objects to maintain a
living map of orbital traffic. 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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