The unit created in Australia should increase the ability of monitoring space debris from Earth in 25%. The project is being developed by Lockheed Martin, in partnership with the Electro Optic Systems, and both agree that, since the space junk is watched, the satellites can help it and perform its functions properly.
The installation must be done in 2016 and will use lasers and optical systems similar to telescopes to detect old parts of ships, pieces of rockets or Fragments of missiles or satellites. This space junk may put into question the space missions and each element gets to measure between 1 to 10 mm, so that the control has to be very careful.
It is estimated that since the year 2000, have been launched space equipment worth more than 400 billion dollars, remember The Verge.
Lockheed Martin explains that the new system will complement the solution which is already being used by the u.s. air force and is able to detect 200 thousand objects.
It is estimated that since the year 2000, have been launched space equipment worth more than 400 billion dollars, remember The Verge.
Lockheed Martin explains that the new system will complement the solution which is already being used by the u.s. air force and is able to detect 200 thousand objects.
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