The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Space Commerce is inviting companies to participate in a new Traffic Coordination System for Space, or TraCSS, pathfinder project that seeks to examine commercially available technologies for the immediate identification and cataloging of space objects following launch and deployment.
OSC’s Orders for Commercial COLA Gap Pathfinder
OSC said Wednesday it placed three orders on the Global Data Marketplace for the Commercial Collision Avoidance, or COLA, Gap Pathfinder project.
Commercial space situational awareness vendors have until May 21 to submit proposals for the three OSC orders for commercial tracking data; orbit determination services using commercial data; and data quality monitoring services.
Companies can propose for one or more roles but must submit separate offers for each role. OSC will determine the number of vendors for each role.
In February, OSC solicited public input on a draft performance work statement for the proposed Commercial COLA Gap Pathfinder project.
The project will assess commercial capabilities for rapid detection, orbit determination and space object identification after deployment post-launch.
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