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Offline sam

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New Satellite Launches to Track Space Junk
« on: September 28, 2010, 01:52 »
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The U.S. Air Force successfully launched the Space Based Space Surveillance spacecraft, a first-of-its-kind satellite that can detect and track orbiting space objects from space. The new satellite was blasted into orbit by a Minotaur IV rocket at 9:41 p.m. PDT, September 25th, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

http://www.universetoday.com/74474/new-satellite-launches-to-track-space-junk/
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Re: New Satellite Launches to Track Space Junk
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2010, 08:53 »
I'm amazed that it has taken them so long to launch such a spacecraft.  It's long overdue!
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Re: New Satellite Launches to Track Space Junk
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2010, 13:17 »
indeed, but I do think NASA knows where alot of it is.
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