U.S. Navy Gets Patent For Space-Based Debris Spotter

The U.S. Navy recently patented a device designed to detect orbital debris in near real-time and provide trajectory data. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) received a U.S. patent for the Optical Orbital Debris Spotter — a compact, low power concept that can be integrated into larger satellite...

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