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Indra: the space debris radar developed by the industry passes ESA tests

Rome, Italy - There are an estimated 700,000 objects orbiting our planet in an uncontrolled manner

The demonstrator radar developed by Indra for detecting objects in space has successfully passed the validation tests performed within the European Space Agency's Space Situational Awareness (SSA) preparation programme. The first phase of this programme aims to establish the basis for building the future European system that will monitor the waste from other missions that is floating freely in space....

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Rome, Italy, 04/03/2014 11:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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