Sunday, April 3, 2011

Space Debris Radar For Europe

The European Space Agency is developing plans for its own radar system to track space debris in low Earth orbit. As ESA looks to operating more spacecraft, it sees the need to be able to track potentially dangerous objects in orbit. The system is to be deployed between 2012 and 2018. Currently, Europe depends on the U. S. tracking system, but with the space debris problem becoming more serious, having a second system monitoring it is probably a good idea. Already, ISS has to dodge debris four or five times a year.

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