Appropriators cut funding for a new generation of weather satellites while increasing funding for the Office of Space Commerce for fiscal year 2022.

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A new venture that emerged from stealth this week promises better information about objects in orbit and more tailored space situational awareness services for satellite operators.

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The Commerce Department is seeking information on commercial sources of space situational awareness (SSA) data to augment its own space traffic management capabilities.

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The European Union is rolling out a new space traffic management initiative to build up its abilities in the field while working with both the United States and the United Nations.

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The Chinese government is open to establishing formal lines of communication with the United States on space safety issues after a pair of alleged close calls of Starlink satellites with China’s space station.

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Commerce Department officials on Feb. 11 revealed a prototype for a space catalog and traffic software platform that would provide basic situational awareness and traffic management services.

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