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Space Fence surveillance radar site declared operational
« on: March 28, 2020, 09:16:32 pm »
Space News by Sandra Erwin — March 28, 2020

The $1.5 billion Space Fence can track tiny objects in low Earth orbit as small as a marble.

WASHINGTON — The space surveillance radar site known as the Space Fence is ready for use after five years in construction, the U.S. Space Force announced March 27.

The $1.5 billion Space Fence — located on Kwajalein Island in the Republic of the Marshall Islands — is a ground-based radar system that tracks satellites and space debris primarily in low Earth orbit. Lockheed Martin was selected as the prime contractor in 2014.

The Space Fence can track tiny objects as small as a marble. It also provides a search capability for objects at higher orbits. Data from the Space Fence will feed into the military’s Space Surveillance Network.

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