Space Traffic Archives - SpaceNews

A Long March 8 rocket lifts off from Hainan Commercial Launch Site at night, illuminating the surroundings with bright flames and thick clouds of smoke. The launch pad structure and lightning towers frame the ascending vehicle against the dark sky.

News

China and U.S. take initial steps toward space-traffic coordination

by Debra Werner October 1, 2025October 3, 2025

SYDNEY, Australia – Yesterday, the China National Space Agency (CNSA) contacted NASA about a potential on-orbit collision.

TraCSS

Policy & Politics

Senators reintroduce bill to authorize Commerce’s space traffic coordination system

by Jeff Foust February 7, 2025February 7, 2025

ISS aurora

News

Geomagnetic storms cause “mass migrations” of satellites

by Jeff Foust December 11, 2024December 11, 2024

TraCSS

Civil

Commerce Department preparing to turn on initial version of space traffic coordination service

by Jeff Foust August 8, 2024August 8, 2024

TraCSS

From the Magazine

Military-to-civilian space traffic transition nears critical juncture

by Sandra Erwin July 8, 2024July 3, 2024

AI-generated image showing a huge swarm of satellites orbiting Earth.

It’s time to figure out global space traffic management

by Aditya Chaturvedi May 17, 2024May 16, 2024

LEO objects including satellites, other spacecraft, and debris, tracked by LeoLabs. Credit: LeoLabs

A Moore’s Law for space

by Edward Lu January 29, 2024February 8, 2024

U.S., U.K., Australia sign agreement to jointly operate deep space radar network

by Sandra Erwin December 2, 2023December 2, 2023

Slingshot Aerospace Expands Global Sensor Network

Slingshot Aerospace Creates The World’s Largest Commercial Optical Tracking System for LEO Satellites

by SpaceRef April 12, 2023July 15, 2024

Slingshot’s space-tracking network to extend coverage of low Earth orbit

by Sandra Erwin April 12, 2023April 12, 2023

We'll send a verification code to %EMAIL%.