Space Fence Mark II - Prototype S-band radar tracks space junk smaller than an inch across
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Orbital dispersion of debris 1 month following Chinese ASAT test (Image: NASA)
Primary transmitting antennas for the Air Force Space Surveillance System - forerunner of the Space Fence (Photo: US Navy)
Density of orbital debris in the AFSSS databank (10 cm and larger objects) (Image: NASA)
Chinese ASAT test debris in new orbits two months following test (Image: NASA)
An equipment bag drifts away from spacewalker Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper as she works on a solar array gear during a Nov.18, 2008 spacewalk outside the International Space Station (Photo: NASA-TV)
Entry hole from impact of space debris on Shuttle Endeavor - the entry hole was about a centimeter in size, while the exit hole was several centimeters (Photo: NASA)
12mm crater on Shuttle windshield from impact of a 200 micron white paint chip (Photo: NASA)
Control screen for Lockheed Martin space fence prototype
A prototype of the new Lockheed Martin Space Fence radar system is currently tracking orbiting space objects smaller than was ever possible - down to about a centimeter in size
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A prototype of the new Lockheed Martin Space Fence radar system is currently tracking orbiting space objects smaller than was ever possible - down to about a centimeter in size. In doing so, it met a key contract requirement during a series of demonstration events by proving it could detect and track such small objects.
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