NASA Orbital Debris Observatory
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NASA Orbital Debris Observatory (NODO) was an astronomical observatory located in the Lincoln National Forest near Cloudcroft, New Mexico approximately Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Alamogordo. From 1995 to 2002 it hosted two telescopes funded and operated by NASA that were dedicated to detecting 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
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- The Script error: No such module "convert". CCD Debris Telescope (CDT) was a portable Schmidt camera equipped with a 512×512 pixel charge-coupled device (CCD) sensor. It operated at NODO from October 1997 until December 2001, and was used to characterize debris at or near geosynchronous orbit.[5] It had previously operated at Rattlesnake Mountain Observatory and the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory. The CDT was donated to Embry–Riddle University after deactivation.[1]
Gallery
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NASA Liquid Mirror Telescope
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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
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- Astronomical observatories in New Mexico
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- Defunct astronomical observatories
- Space debris
- 1995 establishments in New Mexico
- 2002 disestablishments in New Mexico