SpaceX Develops New Space Situational Awareness System Called Stargaze

The American company SpaceX has developed a new space situational awareness system called Stargaze.

It announced this in an official press release on its website.

The system autonomously detects and tracks objects in orbit, then aggregates this data to create accurate orbit estimates and position predictions in near real time.

This development uses data from nearly 30,000 star trackers installed on Starlink satellites and records approximately 30 million object passes daily.

As a result, Stargaze provides an order of magnitude increase in detection accuracy compared to traditional ground-based systems.

SpaceX has developed a novel Space Situational Awareness (SSA) system, called Stargaze → https://t.co/vE0qSpfDt2

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Conventional observation methods provide a limited amount of data per day, leading to significant errors in orbit predictions, especially when affected by space weather changes. Stargaze solves this problem by autonomously detecting objects, aggregating observations, and generating accurate position and velocity predictions in near real time.

The system integrates with SpaceX’s space traffic management platform, where potential dangerous close approaches are identified in minutes and Conjunction Data Messages (CDMs) are generated. This is significantly faster than standard industry processes, which take several hours.

At the end of 2025, Stargaze had already proven its effectiveness: when a third-party satellite suddenly maneuvered and the distance of the approach was reduced to ~60 meters, the system quickly updated the data, issued a warning, and the Starlink satellite performed an avoidance maneuver in less than an hour.

To maximize safety for all satellites, SpaceX makes Stargaze’s potential collision data available free of charge to all operators through its space traffic management platform.

The platform is currently in closed beta with more than a dozen participants, and this spring, operators who share their ephemerides (trajectory forecasts) will receive full CDMs based on data from Stargaze and other participants. SpaceX encourages all operators to regularly publish their ephemerides, especially during maneuvers, as this data is the most accurate for avoiding conflicts.

Similar to commercial aviation, where aircraft constantly broadcast their position and plans, open exchange of trajectories in space can radically reduce the number of emergency maneuvers and make orbit safer for everyone.

Stargaze data will be available to the wider community in the coming weeks.