LeoLabs of Menlo Park, California, uses this phased array radar near Fairbanks, Alaska, and another in Midland, Texas, to track spacecraft and debris. The mapping startup plans to build a third radar in New Zealand as part of its ongoing quest to become the Google Maps of low Earth orbit.

LeoLabs plans to install its next phased array radar on New Zealand’s South Island, marking the space mapping startup’s first move into the Southern Hemisphere.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...