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The recently constructed Midland Space Radar could help LeoLabs track up to 250,000 objects in low earth orbit - around 95 per cent of the total, according to the company.
LeoLabs is part of a relatively new sector of the economy that tracks satellites and debris in low Earth orbit (LEO).
The company currently monitors13,000 objects on a 24/7 basis using phased-array radars.
Their network is believed to be the industry's first commercial collision avoidance and mapping service for LEO, and could be used by space tourism firms to ensure the safety of their passengers.
Construction of the new Midland Space Radar (MSR) began six months ago and has now been completed.
The latest phase of expansion of their radar network is projected to allow LeoLabs to track up to 250,000 objects when combined with an existing site in Alaska.
The MSR array, located in Texas, is now operational and providing high resolution orbital data on LEO objects.
LeoLabs’ unique radar technology was originally developed as part of research within SRI International to investigate the Earth’s ionosphere.
The SRI site in Alaska uses Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR), a modular, transportable radar system which can observie small-scale and temporary phenomena.
http://amisr.com/amisr/
While originally designed to observe phenomena like the aurora and space weather storms, the technology has now been applied to tracking space junk.
The firm eventually hope to track every single satellite and large piece of debris currently in low orbit around the planet.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...adar-for-tracking-space-debris-300413738.html
LeoLabs is part of a relatively new sector of the economy that tracks satellites and debris in low Earth orbit (LEO).
The company currently monitors13,000 objects on a 24/7 basis using phased-array radars.
Their network is believed to be the industry's first commercial collision avoidance and mapping service for LEO, and could be used by space tourism firms to ensure the safety of their passengers.
Construction of the new Midland Space Radar (MSR) began six months ago and has now been completed.
The latest phase of expansion of their radar network is projected to allow LeoLabs to track up to 250,000 objects when combined with an existing site in Alaska.
The MSR array, located in Texas, is now operational and providing high resolution orbital data on LEO objects.
LeoLabs’ unique radar technology was originally developed as part of research within SRI International to investigate the Earth’s ionosphere.
The SRI site in Alaska uses Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR), a modular, transportable radar system which can observie small-scale and temporary phenomena.
http://amisr.com/amisr/
While originally designed to observe phenomena like the aurora and space weather storms, the technology has now been applied to tracking space junk.
The firm eventually hope to track every single satellite and large piece of debris currently in low orbit around the planet.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...adar-for-tracking-space-debris-300413738.html