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LeoLabs Wins Contract Award to Support Japan Air Self Defense Force with Commercial Space Domain Awareness

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
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MENLO PARK, Calif., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LeoLabs, Inc., the world's leading commercial provider of low Earth orbit (LEO) mapping and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services, today announced a multimillion-dollar award to provide data and services for the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF). The agreement offers Japan access to the largest set of actionable insights in existence for tracking satellites and orbital debris in low Earth orbit (LEO), all generated from LeoLabs' global network of phased array radars. LeoLabs will deliver its LEO data and services platform and a full set of training to empower JASDF operators to utilize a range of data and tools, including tracking and monitoring, collision avoidance, and other services.

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  • "We are deeply honored to have this opportunity to work with the Japan Ministry of Defense," said Dan Ceperley, CEO and LeoLabs Co-Founder.
  • Japan's Ministry of Defense has awarded LeoLabs this contract through ITOCHU Aviation Co., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation - LeoLabs' established trading partner.
  • Background on LeoLabs Industry-Leading Commercial SSA Platform: Solving the "Data Deficit" for Japan and the World
    Low Earth Orbit is emerging as the commercial and national security focus in space.
  • LeoLabs today serves regulatory and space agencies, commercial satellite operators, defense, and scientific/academic organizations that are driving generational change in LEO.

LeoLabs Commits to Australia as Strategic Site for Next Space Radar

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
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MENLO PARK,Calif., Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LeoLabs, Inc ., the world's leading commercial provider of Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Space Traffic Management (STM) services for low Earth Orbit, today announced Australia as the site for its next space radar.

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  • MENLO PARK,Calif., Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LeoLabs, Inc ., the world's leading commercial provider of Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Space Traffic Management (STM) services for low Earth Orbit, today announced Australia as the site for its next space radar.
  • The West Australian Space Radar represents a critical addition to LeoLabs growing global constellation of S-band, phased-array sensors.
  • "The West Australian Space Radar is just one element of LeoLabs' strategic vision for investing long term in Australia," continued Ceperley.
  • Because of its strategic Asia Pacific location, the radar complements other LeoLabs radar sites, and will increase the frequency of observations LeoLabs collects on each satellite and orbital debris.