With the number of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) projected to swell to up to 15,000 in the next five years, space situational awareness and debris mitigation have become a much-discussed topic in the last year. In this episode, we talk to Dan Ceperly, CEO of LeoLabs, whose mission is to ensure safe commercial operations in LEO. The Space Angels and Space Capital-funded company was founded to provide a practical, cost-effective solution to debris tracking, management, and mitigation starting now, before the problem escalates.

US start-up LeoLabs maps out plan to make dollars from space junk • SRI International • platform.leolabs.space • Space Policy Directive-3, National Space Traffic Management Policy • RemoveDEBRIS harpoon and net capture