Observable Space is a space startup building the infrastructure to enable satellites and spacecraft to see, navigate and communicate.

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Joined January 2025
The CDK17 | Even as the sun sets, there's always light to capture.
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The CDK17, presented at Robb Report. An extraordinary instrument created for those who demand nothing less than exceptional.
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This Telescope Tuesday, we're highlighting the CDK14 and its view of NGC 6960, the Western Veil Nebula. Captured by Casey Good.
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World Space Week | PF1000 | The Wizard Nebula. The Wizard Nebula earned its magical nickname because narrowband images reveal gas and dust clouds shaped like a medieval sorcerer wearing a pointed hat and robes.
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Our CDK1000 capturing the Veil Nebula to kick off World Space Week 2026.
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Our lasercom systems power optical, free-space communications with data rates up to 100× higher than conventional RF systems.
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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman space telescope on its way to L2, firing thrusters to stay on course
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Video from our node at Swan Reach, Australia
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The CDK17 is built for high-performance imaging, research, and tracking. Engineered to see farther, sharper, and with purpose. The CDK17 Cosmic Card features the Rosette Nebula
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Our technology powered laser communications across nearly 500 million km of interplanetary space - all the way to @MissionToPsyche, the first spacecraft to demonstrate optical communications beyond the Earth-Moon system.
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Tracking the International Space Station in real time with our platform. Precision tracking, insights, and continuous space domain awareness
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Lasercom is the future. At 100x the speed of traditional radio frequency (and 1/10th the power), our systems power the next generation of space communications.
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Telescope Tuesday spotlight: the CDK1000 It is a 1-meter aperture telescope system designed for SDA, deep-sky imaging and dynamic research. Swipe for the CDK1000 Cosmic Card! Astrophotography done by Mike Selby
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Our co-founder and CEO Dan Roelker joined @Ash_TV on @NYSE Opening Bell to talk lasercom
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Observable Space retweeted
I wrote about the rise of optical communications through the lens of a company called Observable Space, which was co-founded by SpaceX's former VP of Software. arstechnica.com/features/202…
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Live from @reindsummit: Our CEO Dan Roelker joined @EdLudlow on Bloomberg @technology to discuss the future of space-to-ground lasercom
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Observable Space retweeted
Space startups used to solve connectivity themselves. @ObservableSpace is helping turn connectivity into infrastructure, giving satellite constellations high-bandwidth links to each other and to the ground out of the box. H/t @WSJ
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The next space race is on the ground
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