Space Awareness Services, LLC uses commercial telescopes and specialized software to track satellites and space debris and provide customized Space Situational Awareness (SSA) data and services to private and public sector satellite organizations. This service supports research & development projects, aids satellite flight operations, helps avoid collisions, and improves orbital insertion accuracy during the launch phase.  Customers buy products, services, or data they require thereby eliminating the need for the private/public sector satellite organizations to procure, operate, maintain, upgrade, and staff another system.  Improved SSA data timeliness and coverage, sensor flexibility, and efficient automated operations will yield the greatest near-term payoff for the task of Space Traffic Management and Space Protection.

The importance of having this information became apparent earlier this year, when for the first time in history, two spacecraft unexpectedly collided, destroying both and creating thousands of new pieces of “space junk.”