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UAF scientist designing satellite to hunt small space debris

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​[[{“value”:”Fairbanks AK (SPX) Mar 11, 2025

A University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist is participating in a U.S. government effort to design a satellite and instruments capable of detecting space debris as small as 1 centimeter, less than one-half inch.

Debris that small, which cannot currently be detected from the ground, can damage satellites and other spacecraft in low-Earth orbit.

The idea is to outfit future satellites,”}]]