The United States and Australia have agreed to place a space radar system in western Australia to help track space debris that could damage satellites, according to a Defense Department statement. Australia will operate the U.S. Air Force C-band, mechanical-tracking, ground-based radar system, which DoD said will provide a critical dedicated sensor for the U.S. Space Surveillance Network (SSN), which is the principal system that the United States and its partners rely on to detect, track and identify objects in…
United States To Place Space Radar System In Australia
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