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Space debris tracking improved by 10,000x with breakthrough laser tech
Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method for tracking space debris with centimeter-level accuracy, improving space safety.
“The Institute of Geodesy used its own force models, which can be used to determine the position of a satellite or debris to an accuracy of around 100 meters,” said the TU Graz team in a press release. The distribution of mass on Earth, including large bodies of water, influences the gravitational forces experienced by satellites and debris. By integrating SLR data with advanced gravity field models, the researchers achieved an unprecedented level of precision in predicting the trajectories of objects in space.
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