NASA’s ODERACS: Calibrating Space Debris Tracking Equipment Since 1995

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SPACE — On February 4, 1995, astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery launched a small satellite called the Orbital Debris Calibration Sphere (ODERACS) into orbit around Earth. It is a 6 inch wide spherical microsatellite. The ball was one of six ODERACS scattered by the astronauts of the STS-63 mission. The satellite ball helps NASA … Read more