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May 24, 2015

Patent for Navy small space debris tracker
Washington (UPI) May 22, 2015
A U.S. Navy device that detects small debris in space and provides data on their trajectory has been granted a U.S. patent. The Optical Orbital Debris Spotter from the Naval Research Laboratory is compact in size, uses low power and can be integrated into larger satellite designs or flown independently onboard nano-satellite platforms, the Navy said. The device concept is the creation of a continuous, permanent light sheet by using a collimated light source, such as a low-power laser. Al ... read more

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