Tag: space debris
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Satellite launched to identify tiny orbital space debris in bid to make future missions safer
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., is trying to understand how much small debris is orbiting earth as more rockets and satellites begin to crowd into low earth orbit. As part of this mission, it launched the Lightsheet Anomaly Resolution and Debris Observation (LARADO) technology demonstration satellite in April. The satellite will detect…