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Lockheed Martin, Electro Optic Systems To Establish Space Debris Tracking Site

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, August 29th, 2014

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Electro Optic Systems (EOS) are teaming to develop a new space object tracking site in western Australia that Lockheed Martin said will paint a more detailed picture of space debris for both government and commercial customers. The site will use a combination of lasers and sensitive optical systems like those found in telescopes to detect, track and characterize man-made debris objects, according to a Lockheed Martin statement. Electro-optical technologies that can zoom in on specific objects…

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