March 26, 2007
NASA Orbital Debris Program
Cobra Dane radar located on Shemya Island, AK. This phased array radar can detect and track objects as small as 5 cm and is a contributing sensor to the U.S. satellite catalog
70 m Goldstone antenna located near Barstow, CA. When operated as a bi-static radar, Goldstone is capable of detecting 2 mm debris at altitudes below 1,000 km
more from the Orbital Derbris photo gallery
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Posted by Stubbornson at March 26, 2007 01:42 PM