SpaceX Introduces ‘Stargaze’ to Prevent the Next Major Satellite Collision

SpaceX Unveils ‘Stargaze’ Space Tracking System

SpaceX last week unveiled an online tool, called Stargaze, for tracking space objects and warning of potential on-orbit collisions — with a promise to provide the system’s space situational awareness (SSA) data free of charge to other satellite operators.SpaceX recently faced a collision scare in December when a Chinese satellite nearby one of its Starlink communication birds made an unannounced maneuver. That and other near misses over the past…

SpaceX Introduces ‘Stargaze’ to Prevent the Next Major Satellite Collision

SpaceX has revealed Stargaze, a new space situational awareness system intended to dramatically reduce the risk of satellite collisions in Earth orbit. Detailed in a recent Starlink update and echoed by CEO Elon Musk, the initiative arrives as low Earth orbit becomes increasingly crowded with commercial and government spacecraft. According to SpaceX, Stargaze is built to deliver near-real-time tracking data to satellite operators worldwide, offe…