Ground was broken at the future six-acre (2.4-hectare) site of the new Space Fence radar system in a special ceremony last month on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The ceremony marked the official start of construction of the system that will replace the Air Force Space Surveillance System (AFSSS) in tracking objects in orbit, including commercial and military satellites and debris from collisions... Continue Reading Construction begins on Space Fence radar system
Section: Space
Tags: Debris, Lockheed Martin, Orbit, Space Fence, Space Junk, US Air Force
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from Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine http://www.gizmag.com/space-fence-radar-construction-begins/36703/
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