It's legit. They've been on stealth mode for a year or so. They think they can to radar tracking what ExoAnalytics did for optical tracking. On Feb 27, 2017 17:07, "Allen Thomson via Seesat-l" <seesat-l_at_satobs.org> wrote: > > > > First I'd heard of this, and am not sure how real it is. Perhaps worth > following as and if it develops. > > =============== > > http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=50488 > > LeoLabs Unveils Dedicated Phased-Array Radar for Tracking Space Debris > Press Release From: LeoLabs Inc. > Posted: Monday, February 27, 2017 > > LeoLabs, Inc., the leading commercial provider of data to track debris and > prevent collisions in low Earth orbit (LEO), today announced completion of > the next addition to its network of phased-array radars. The Midland Space > Radar (MSR), located in Texas, is now operational and providing high > resolution orbital data on LEO-based satellites and debris. > > "This milestone demonstrates our aggressive execution model for building a > global network of radar sites to map objects in LEO," said Dan Ceperley, > CEO of LeoLabs. "In combination with data already provided from our Alaska > site, the MSR brings our coverage of known LEO objects up to 95%, and > improves our ability to provide high resolution data on a commercial > service platform." > > [snip] > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Mon Feb 27 2017 - 16:15:58 UTC
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