Feds Launch TraCSS to Coordinate Satellite Space Traffic
Published Date: 7/25/2025
Notice
Summary
The government is launching a new system called TraCSS to help keep space safe and organized by tracking satellites and sharing important info. Satellite owners and national governments will need to register and regularly update their data, which takes a little time but helps avoid space accidents. This new info collection starts soon, affects about 250 users, and aims to make space travel safer and smoother worldwide.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
Must register in TraCSS to get services
Spacecraft operators and national governments must register with the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) to receive spaceflight safety services. Initial registration is estimated to take about 5 minutes per respondent, the collection targets about 250 respondents, and providing registration information is voluntary.
Daily operational data uploads required
Spacecraft owners/operators are asked to provide operational information on an ongoing basis, including daily ephemerides with covariance and maneuver plans (the OEM file), which is estimated to take about 15 minutes per OEM submission. Additional registration-related spacecraft information (Satellite File) is estimated at about 2 hours when provided.
Estimated respondents and annual burden hours
The information collection is estimated to affect about 250 respondents and to impose a total annual burden of 6,289 hours across all respondents. Average per-response times listed include: initial registration 5 minutes, Satellite File 2 hours, and OEM file 15 minutes.
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