NASA Orbital Debris Observatory
 NASA Orbital Debris Observatory | |||||
| Organization | NASA | ||||
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| Location | near Cloudcroft, New Mexico | ||||
| Coordinates | 32°58′46″N 105°44′01″W / 32.9795°N 105.7336°W | ||||
| Altitude | 2,751 meters (9,026 ft) | ||||
| Established | 1995 | ||||
| Closed | 2002 | ||||
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  Location of NASA Orbital Debris Observatory | |||||
NASA Orbital Debris Observatory (NODO) was an
orbital debris.[1] The facility was initially called the Cloudcroft Electro-Optical Research Facility when it was completed in 1962, and was also known as the Cloudcroft Observatory. It is now privately owned by Embry-Riddle University.[1]
Telescopes
- The NASA-LMT was a 3 m (9.8 ft) parabolic dish that held 4 U.S. gallons (15 L) of a highly reflective liquid metal, mercury, spinning at a rate of 10 rpm, with sensors mounted above on a fixed structure. Due to the primary mirror's material, the NASA-LMT was configured as a zenith telescope. Using 20 narrowband filters, it cataloged space debris in Earth's orbit.[2] The telescope was initially completed in 1994 at NASA's Johnson Space Center, and moved to Cloudcroft the following year, where it operated routinely until June 2002.[3] The LMT was also used for the UBC-NASA Multi-Narrowband survey, which examined galaxies at moderate redshifts.[4] When it was retired, some of the components were used in the 6 m (20 ft) Large Zenith Telescope in British Columbia.
- The 32 cm (13 in) CCD Debris Telescope (CDT) was a portable Embry–Riddle University after deactivation.[1]
Gallery
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NASA Liquid Mirror Telescope -
CCD Debris Telescope
See also
- List of astronomical observatories
- List of largest optical reflecting telescopes
- List of largest optical telescopes in the 20th century
- ESA Space Debris Telescope
References
- ^ a b c "Orbital Debris Optical Measurements". NASA Orbital Debris Program Office. Archived from the original on 2001-02-02. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- S2CID 119434586.
- ^ MULROONEY, M. (May 2007). "The NASA Liquid Mirror Telescope" (PDF). Orbital Debris Quarterly News. NASA Orbital Debris Program Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- doi:10.1086/313080.
- Bibcode:2001ESASP.473...95J.
