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ESA Radar Will Track Space Debris

Posted July 27, 2010 11:40 AM

From The Engineer - News:

The European Space Agency (ESA) has begun development of a new radar system to catalogue space debris and protect satellites and other craft from collisions. The system will be able to identify objects as small as 5cm in diameter in lower orbits with radar, and larger objects at heights of up to 36,000km (geostationary orbit) using optical telescopes.

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07/28/2010 2:54 PM

Well, there will soon be a lot more 'stuff' to look at. This is a story about a 'Do-It-Yourself' satellite kit, where the average Joe with 8,000 bucks can send stuff (intended to be science packages, research devices, etc. but who knows) into LEO.

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