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Office of Space Commerce (OSC)

Silver Spring, United States

About Office of Space Commerce (OSC)

Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is a government agency headquartered in Silver Spring, United States, founded in 1988. It works in Legal, Policy & Regulatory and In-Orbit Services & Sustainability.

US Commerce Department office for space commerce policy — licenses commercial remote sensing and runs the TraCSS space traffic coordination system.

Founded
1988

Sectors

HQ: Silver Spring, United States
  • Silver Spring

    HQ

    Silver Spring, Silver Spring, United States

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