Japan to establish stations to monitor orbital debris

SPACE DEBRIS: The U.S. and Russia will soon be aided by Japan in scanning Earth orbit for dangerous orbital debris. Japan's Science and Technology agency plans to spend about $15.3 million on a radar station and a telescope facility in Okayama Prefecture to look for debris. The radar site, set for...

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