LeoLabs To Develop Next-Gen Space-Tracking Radar With Air Force Funding

leolabs radar

LeoLabs’ current space radars scan electronically in one dimension to detect and track objects in low Earth orbit.

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Commercial space situational awareness provider LeoLabs has secured a U.S. Air Force small-business contract to develop a new generation of space radar better able to track objects in very low Earth orbit (VLEO). The company has received an almost $1.25 million contract from the Air Force Research...
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