SpaceX opens the door to "sharing" its spacecraft tracking data with its "StarGaze" Space Situational Awareness (SSA) system.

Stargaze aggregates data from ~ 30,000 star trackers distributed across the StarLink satellite fleet to generate accurate orbit estimates and predictions of position and velocity for all detected objects in near real-time and the system generates Conjunction Data Messages (CDMs). 

SpaceX will make Stargaze conjunction data available to any satellite operator (free of charge) that submits its own ephemeris (trajectory) data to the platform. Stargaze ephemeris is updated and shared publicly every hour.

BIG question: How long will Stargaze be "free of charge" ??? https://news.satnews.com/2026/02/18/spacex-unveils-stargaze-system-to-revolutionize-space-traffic-management/

See my post on Space Situational Awareness here: https://techaptitude.substack.com/p/the-risk-of-satellite-collisions #Space #SSA #SatelliteCollision #StarLink #StarGaze #SpaceX #Satellites #CDMs #SpaceCraft #Deconfliction #TechAptitude

Can you say “Deconfliction”? The Risk of Satellite Collisions is going Parabolic – Not a good thing.

The latest TechAptitude post is is live - reviews the current state of Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and the growing risk of spacecraft collisions.
https://open.substack.com/pub/techaptitude/p/the-risk-of-satellite-collisions?r=vn8b8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #Space #Satellites #SSA #SatelliteCollision #Deconfliction #TechAptitude #LowEarthOrbit

Ok - 200 meters in space is a VERY close call! On Dec 9 a just launched Chinese satellite came within 200 meters of slamming into an orbiting SpaceX satellite at 560 km altitude.

Why/How? Currently, there is no effective mechanism too coordinate or deal with "deconfliction" with existing satellites operating in space. Aka there is no coordination between satellite operators to address the risk of collisions.

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/spacecraft-from-chinese-launch-nearly-slammed-into-starlink-satellite-spacex-says #Kinetica1 #Rocket #SpaceX #Space #Collision #China #Satellites #Deconfliction #Risk