SAFE Orbit Act

The SAFE Orbit Act establishes a new Office of Space Commerce within the Department of Commerce to manage space situational awareness (SSA) services. It requires the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Space Commerce to provide satellite operators with free, basic SSA data - including collision risk information and tracking - through a publicly accessible, unclassified database. The bill prohibits the government from competing with private SSA providers and mandates that services avoid undercutting commercial offerings. This directly affects commercial and government satellite operators by providing them with free, standardized data to prevent orbital collisions, while protecting private sector data through cybersecurity and proprietary safeguards.