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The FPS-80 was a tracking radar and the FPS-17 was a detection radar for Soviet missiles. Both were part of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System . The large detection radar (AN/FPS-17) went into operation in 1960. In 1961, the AN/FPS-80 tracking radar was constructed nearby. These radars were closed in the 1970s.
Most debris remain unobserved. The NASA Orbital Debris Observatory tracked space debris with a 3 m (10 ft) liquid mirror transit telescope. [149] FM Radio waves can detect debris, after reflecting off them onto a receiver. [150] Optical tracking may be a useful early-warning system on spacecraft. [151]
When the approaching debris was detected, NASA worked with the Russian space agency Roscosmos to conduct the avoidance maneuver. The Progress 89 spacecraft, which reached the station in August on ...
NASA said the debris was from SpaceX’s Crew-7 mission, which launched to space on Aug. 26, 2023, then returned after a six-month expedition at the space station.
Earth-orbit experts fear debris will cause an "unstoppable chain reaction" that cuts off launches. So much junk is filling Earth's orbit that collision avoidance has become a busy business.
Officials at NASA were critical of these efforts, as the debris was NASA property and was needed for the investigation. [22] A three-day amnesty period was offered for recovered orbiter debris. [23] During this time, about 20 individuals contacted NASA to return debris, which included debris from the Challenger disaster.
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Ground-based electro-optical deep-space surveillance telescopes at White Sands Missile Range.. Systems include: The DEEP-Sight prototype, designed by Deepinder Uppal on behalf of the Defense Innovation Unit, this system is designed to provide space domain awareness across a broad-spectrum of SDA use cases to Space Force, the United States Navy and PSRA (Public Satellite Research and Analysis ...