Air Force Space Surveillance System
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air-force-space-surveillance-system-221-395539
title:
Air Force Space Surveillance System
text:
The AN/FPS-133 Air Force Space Surveillance System, colloquially known as the Space Fence, was a U.S. government multistatic radar system built to detect orbital objects passing over America. It is a component of the U.S. space surveillance network, and according to the U.S. Navy was able to detect basketball sized objects at heights up to 30,000 km (19,000 mi). The system ceased operation in September 2013. Plans for a new space fence began with sites at the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Isla
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wiki
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description:
U.S. government radar system to detect orbital objects
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Space_Surveillance_System
date created:
2001-10-10T15:10:28Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T19:49:12Z
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