Overview
- The company announced on June 10, 2026 that its first Scout‑S unit is operational in the Indo‑Pacific and began observing satellites within hours of activation.
- LeoLabs says Scout‑S fits inside a standard 20‑foot shipping container and uses 3D scanning, a direct radiating array, and a modular S‑band design to search for and track objects in low and very low Earth orbit.
- The deployed radar has reported persistent tracking of Chinese Yaogan reconnaissance satellites and China’s reusable spaceplane at altitudes from about 800–1,000 km down to roughly 230 km.
- Scout‑S will participate in the U.S. Indo‑Pacific Command’s Valiant Shield 2026 exercise and remain in the region for further experimentation and to feed data into LeoLabs’ global catalog of more than 26,000 objects.
- LeoLabs is building additional Scout variants for missile and maritime missions with partial U.S. Space Force TACFI funding and private investment and plans more Scout production through 2027 to broaden transportable sensing and close coverage gaps.