NRL Optical Orbital Debris Spotter (IMAGE)
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The Optical Orbital Debris Spotter is capable of detecting debris with sizes as small as about 0.01 centimeters in the vicinity of a host spacecraft for near real-time damage attribution and characterization of dense debris fields. The small sensor can then potentially provide additional data to compliment existing debris models such as the Space Surveillance Network. Image: The red disk illustrates the laser light sheet. The arrow represents the trajectory intersecting the light sheet.
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US Naval Research Laboratory
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